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Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

If they start only one week before Labor Day this year, won't they have to go until around June 25th? And possibly into the week of June 28th if there are snow days? That's kind of ridiculous...

Fortunately there are at least 3 fewer days off in 2026-27 as Rosh Hashana, Diwali (first added this year) and Lunar New Year will fall on weekends.

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Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

One week or two weeks, the point is still the same. We start before Labor Day and end at the same time as when we started after Labor Day.

This trying to preserve summer is nonsense also since most people don’t have 9/10 weeks of time off and thus for little kids are trying to find costly camps and grandparents to take care of them. This is people’s brains once again making them believe that summer is an idyllic time when everything slows down and kids and families are just allowed to enjoy life and bask in the sun. It’s not reality for most.

Start two weeks before Labor Day. Give teachers the day off at the end of the quarter plus one joint professional day and a floating professional day. Make the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving no instructional, and stop the Easter Monday nonsense.

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Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

If they start only one week before Labor Day this year, won't they have to go until around June 25th? And possibly into the week of June 28th if there are snow days? That's kind of ridiculous...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

One week or two weeks, the point is still the same. We start before Labor Day and end at the same time as when we started after Labor Day.

This trying to preserve summer is nonsense also since most people don’t have 9/10 weeks of time off and thus for little kids are trying to find costly camps and grandparents to take care of them. This is people’s brains once again making them believe that summer is an idyllic time when everything slows down and kids and families are just allowed to enjoy life and bask in the sun. It’s not reality for most.

Start two weeks before Labor Day. Give teachers the day off at the end of the quarter plus one joint professional day and a floating professional day. Make the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving no instructional, and stop the Easter Monday nonsense.

Both Good Friday and Easter Monday are required to be off per the state. I'm sure MCPS would love to not have to tie spring break to Easter and to have just 5 school days off rather than 6.

MCPS could still have fewer days off for spring break, if they did Thursday-Friday and then Mon-Tuesday after Easter. There is no law that says they must be closed a full week + extra day.

Other school districts do a few days at spring break, not 6+ school days. When my youngest was in ES, there was one year that spring break was the week before Easter, Easter Monday, and a teacher workday on the following Tuesday.

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Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

One week or two weeks, the point is still the same. We start before Labor Day and end at the same time as when we started after Labor Day.

This trying to preserve summer is nonsense also since most people don’t have 9/10 weeks of time off and thus for little kids are trying to find costly camps and grandparents to take care of them. This is people’s brains once again making them believe that summer is an idyllic time when everything slows down and kids and families are just allowed to enjoy life and bask in the sun. It’s not reality for most.

Start two weeks before Labor Day. Give teachers the day off at the end of the quarter plus one joint professional day and a floating professional day. Make the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving no instructional, and stop the Easter Monday nonsense.

Both Good Friday and Easter Monday are required to be off per the state. I'm sure MCPS would love to not have to tie spring break to Easter and to have just 5 school days off rather than 6.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

One week or two weeks, the point is still the same. We start before Labor Day and end at the same time as when we started after Labor Day.

This trying to preserve summer is nonsense also since most people don’t have 9/10 weeks of time off and thus for little kids are trying to find costly camps and grandparents to take care of them. This is people’s brains once again making them believe that summer is an idyllic time when everything slows down and kids and families are just allowed to enjoy life and bask in the sun. It’s not reality for most.

Start two weeks before Labor Day. Give teachers the day off at the end of the quarter plus one joint professional day and a floating professional day. Make the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving no instructional, and stop the Easter Monday nonsense.

Anonymous wrote:Aug 24 if school year '25-26 doesn't end past June 15 to give 9-10 weeks summer break.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

One week or two weeks, the point is still the same. We start before Labor Day and end at the same time as when we started after Labor Day.

This trying to preserve summer is nonsense also since most people don’t have 9/10 weeks of time off and thus for little kids are trying to find costly camps and grandparents to take care of them. This is people’s brains once again making them believe that summer is an idyllic time when everything slows down and kids and families are just allowed to enjoy life and bask in the sun. It’s not reality for most.

Start two weeks before Labor Day. Give teachers the day off at the end of the quarter plus one joint professional day and a floating professional day. Make the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving no instructional, and stop the Easter Monday nonsense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As my kid mentioned it’s ridiculous that they use to start in Labor Day and be done by June 15, and now they start two weeks before Labor Day and still finish about the same time (or later because of missed snow days).

At some point folks are going to realize we can’t cater to everyone’s preferred days off and make a reasonable calendar without a bunch of worthless half days.

I don't think they have started two weeks before Labor Day. It has been the week before Labor Day or the week after for many years.

Anonymous wrote:I know we won't know for sure until December, but any guesses whether next year school will start on August 31st (one week before Labor Day; 10 week summer plus a couple days) or August 24th (two weeks before Labor Day, 9 week summer plus a couple days)? If it's the first, it seems like they'll have to go really deep into June to end the year...

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they can build in -1 snow days, so we already have to use a make-up day guaranteed!