Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

Right, because we can't possibly have two recognized holidays to commemorate black thing /s

Anonymous wrote:Of course DCPS will be closed. This year they closed virtual “school” with like what 18 hours notice once it was enacted? With a year to plan these teachers will more than certainly make sure school is closed. It wouldn’t matter when it is. End of June. February. November. Let’s not give our kids the schooling they deserve.

As a teacher, this day off was extremely frustrating. I appreciated the holiday, and had been talking about it with my students, but communication was haphazard at best, so I spent a while on my own time that evening making sure that parents knew that school would be canceled. To blame everything on teachers, as you do, is stupid and insulting.

Anonymous wrote:Of course DCPS will be closed. This year they closed virtual “school” with like what 18 hours notice once it was enacted? With a year to plan these teachers will more than certainly make sure school is closed. It wouldn’t matter when it is. End of June. February. November. Let’s not give our kids the schooling they deserve.

Hahahahahahaha. You think teachers decide the calendar??? Hahahahahahaha. Or wait…we make scheduling decisions for the district??? Hahahahahaha

Of course DCPS will be closed. This year they closed virtual “school” with like what 18 hours notice once it was enacted? With a year to plan these teachers will more than certainly make sure school is closed. It wouldn’t matter when it is. End of June. February. November. Let’s not give our kids the schooling they deserve.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

They won’t. They are two separate holidays recognizing two separate things.

Also, if you actually cared/paid attention, you’d know that DCPS builds spring break around Emancipation Day, so it’s no longer a separate day off.

DC said this - and surprise - the next spring break was not around Emancipation Day.
So I do follow - and care - but so done after they say things and don't follow through

Both the 20-21 and 21-22 calendars have spring break occurring the week that the Emancipation Day holiday lands.

https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/SY21-22_Calendar_English_05-21-21.pdf
https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/SY20-21_Revised_Final_Calendars_5-12-20.pdf

Anonymous wrote:Given this new holiday they should just make the last day of school June 17. Who in their right mind would have a three day weekend then one or two more days of the school the following week then summer? DCPS’s calendar is a joke.

Exactly. With Juneteenth, the school year should just end right before it. Take a few days off of the February break if it needs to be made up but having a two day week for the last week of school will be painful for everyone.

Given this new holiday they should just make the last day of school June 17. Who in their right mind would have a three day weekend then one or two more days of the school the following week then summer? DCPS’s calendar is a joke.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

Do you really think missing one additional school day, at the end of the year at that, is actually a big deal? One day?!

This. No one is doing work the last week. Adding days at the end of the year is so dumb

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

They won’t. They are two separate holidays recognizing two separate things.

Also, if you actually cared/paid attention, you’d know that DCPS builds spring break around Emancipation Day, so it’s no longer a separate day off.

DC said this - and surprise - the next spring break was not around Emancipation Day.
So I do follow - and care - but so done after they say things and don't follow through

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

Do you really think missing one additional school day, at the end of the year at that, is actually a big deal? One day?!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

They won’t. They are two separate holidays recognizing two separate things.

Also, if you actually cared/paid attention, you’d know that DCPS builds spring break around Emancipation Day, so it’s no longer a separate day off.

Anonymous wrote:Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.

I hope DC decides to wrap Emancipation Day into Juneteenth.

It depends on snow days. If none are taken then DCPS already goes longer than 180 days and won’t need to make up any time for that.

it will be closed

Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, will DCPS be closed on June 20th? If so, does that mean the last day of school will now be June 23rd instead of June 22nd? I've reached out to DCPS but haven't heard back yet.