Way too many days off. But I like starting 2 werks before Labor Day. I just wish they would end during the first week in June. Nothing happens in June. Once people see June 1st on the calendar, they completely check out. So pushing more breaks/vacations into the school year and pushing the end date further into June is equal to taking away learning time.

A day in June is not equal to a day in August, October, January or March (or any other month). June days have very very little educational value in most fcps schools.

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Anonymous wrote:
Since I spent my childhood going back to school in September in Europe, when the weather is already autumnal, I can never get my head around starting in August, and having a month of sweltering weather at school.

However this is how things are done here, and I suppose with climate change, it's all going to get worse weather-wise. Ugh. I need to retire in some Scandinavian country or Canada.

With the exception of recess, they’re sitting in AC all day. They’ll be fine.

If only this were true.

Anonymous wrote:
Since I spent my childhood going back to school in September in Europe, when the weather is already autumnal, I can never get my head around starting in August, and having a month of sweltering weather at school.

However this is how things are done here, and I suppose with climate change, it's all going to get worse weather-wise. Ugh. I need to retire in some Scandinavian country or Canada.

With the exception of recess, they’re sitting in AC all day. They’ll be fine.

Since I spent my childhood going back to school in September in Europe, when the weather is already autumnal, I can never get my head around starting in August, and having a month of sweltering weather at school.

However this is how things are done here, and I suppose with climate change, it's all going to get worse weather-wise. Ugh. I need to retire in some Scandinavian country or Canada.

What day was the last day of the SY? I’m pretty sure dcps got out later (June 24) so they start later (8/26 students, 8/19 staff).

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Anonymous wrote:Some neighboring counties went back this week

Which ones?

That I could find quickly…Fauquier, Manassas City, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Orange, Lynchburg City, and others. I wouldn’t call them neighboring the way pp did, but a decent number of VA schools are back in session.

And Loudoun and Prince William start the same week as FCPS.

We need to move away from these huge summer breaks and we are.

Because you allowed it

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Anonymous wrote:Some neighboring counties went back this week

Which ones?

That I could find quickly…Fauquier, Manassas City, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Orange, Lynchburg City, and others. I wouldn’t call them neighboring the way pp did, but a decent number of VA schools are back in session.

Anonymous wrote:You have a lot of days off. Our town (in Mass) starts Tuesday after Labor Day and ends June 15. We get a week off in December, February and April. Plus fed holidays. Mass and VA require 180 instructional days.

Looks like the big difference is religious holidays (we can take them as excused absences) and professional days for us are only half days.

I’d be very annoyed if my kids started school this early in August and didn’t get out until mid-June.

New England is one of the only places in the country that still starts after Labor Day.

Anonymous wrote:Some neighboring counties went back this week

Which ones?

You have a lot of days off. Our town (in Mass) starts Tuesday after Labor Day and ends June 15. We get a week off in December, February and April. Plus fed holidays. Mass and VA require 180 instructional days.

Looks like the big difference is religious holidays (we can take them as excused absences) and professional days for us are only half days.

I’d be very annoyed if my kids started school this early in August and didn’t get out until mid-June.

Some neighboring counties went back this week

They don't start early. My friend's kids in South Carolina started way earlier and are in school already.

So today is your day to bash FCPS with another stupid post on a topic that has already been discussed. Cool.

Earlier than the other neighboring schools. I feel like fcps is always making wrong decisions.