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Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

The summer is mandated to be two weeks longer, not one. All school days (including snow make up days) must take place before June 15.

This year they wanted to start two weeks before Labor Day, but normally it is just one week. We still have plenty of random days off so I'm not concerned.

No, we actually don't.

List these "random" days.

I'm assuming you have a school calendar, but since you can't seem to find it the dates after Jan 1 are:

1/15
1/25 (half day)
1/26
2/19
3/2 (half day)
4/9 (half day)
5/28
6/13
6/14
6/15

Random days are stupid. You can't go anywhere, have to arrange for child-care, it takes away from instruction time, and it doesn't feel and can never take the place of a vacation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

The summer is mandated to be two weeks longer, not one. All school days (including snow make up days) must take place before June 15.

This year they wanted to start two weeks before Labor Day, but normally it is just one week. We still have plenty of random days off so I'm not concerned.

No, we actually don't.

List these "random" days.

I'm assuming you have a school calendar, but since you can't seem to find it the dates after Jan 1 are:

1/15
1/25 (half day)
1/26
2/19
3/2 (half day)
4/9 (half day)
5/28
6/13
6/14
6/15

Anonymous wrote:
In my home country the students have shorter summer breaks, one week around All Saints Day, two weeks at Christmas, one week in February and two weeks at Easter. It's so much better: students can go on skiing vacations or just relax instead of building up tension throughout the school year then getting brain drain in summer.

How I wish the school systems around here would implement something like this...

I'm a teacher. I'd support this.

In my home country the students have shorter summer breaks, one week around All Saints Day, two weeks at Christmas, one week in February and two weeks at Easter. It's so much better: students can go on skiing vacations or just relax instead of building up tension throughout the school year then getting brain drain in summer.

How I wish the school systems around here would implement something like this...

I'm temped to go somewhere for Spring Break anyway. My kiddo needs a few days off as a break around that time anyway.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

The summer is mandated to be two weeks longer, not one. All school days (including snow make up days) must take place before June 15.

This year they wanted to start two weeks before Labor Day, but normally it is just one week. We still have plenty of random days off so I'm not concerned.

No, we actually don't.

List these "random" days.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

The summer is mandated to be two weeks longer, not one. All school days (including snow make up days) must take place before June 15.

This year they wanted to start two weeks before Labor Day, but normally it is just one week. We still have plenty of random days off so I'm not concerned.

Hate Hogan.

Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

The summer is mandated to be two weeks longer, not one. All school days (including snow make up days) must take place before June 15.

Having school on days that were supposed to be for spring break should be super fun for teachers. There won't be enough subs to cover the jobs for teachers who had travel planned and so there will be lots of combining classes and providing coverage for other teachers. As a parent, I wouldn't hesitate to plan travel for that week. Nothing much will be able to be done on those days with high student and teacher absences.

It's supposed to be wet and white. Blech.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

Have you checked the forecast?

The weather people around here can't predict 24 hours out much less 4-7 months. Our spring break is booked and I'm not giving it another thought.

Anonymous wrote:Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

Have you checked the forecast?

Of course. The drama around the start date being a week later is ridiculous.

Are you planning to Spring Break?