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Anonymous wrote:My child is home, again, for a random day, interrupting their school week and disrupting my work week. This time it’s to allow voting in schools, despite the myriad of community and government centers spread over this County and despite the option to keep schools open— for example, have kids just in their classrooms (as they did in yonder years).

More than all the big picture forces shaping elections, the fact of my child sitting at home and never being in school for solid weeks of learning — because of issues which are led by Democrats (recognizing all religions, recognizing all holidays, maximizing everyone’s ability to have a voting site close as possible) impacts my life on a daily basis the most. Someone out there in Democratic leadership please listen and restore sanity.

What in the name of all sane things does the Democratic party have to do with your kids school days. They have had that calendar for decades.

The Democratic Party endorses APS school board members. No non Democratic endorsed candidate has been elected in how long? Decades? Regardless the party takes a position on the school system and the school system is engaged in nonstop performative progressive acts — fighting the gender/sex bathroom fight! Feeding at risk families! Recognizing all religions via closing schools! Opening schools so everyone can vote at the nearest location! What do you mean what does the Democratic Party have to do with my school days? In Arlington, a lot.

It does feel performative and completely over the top on many issues.

They are forgetting that only a few years ago we didn’t have all these religious holidays in the calendar… and now any discussion, like “it’s not working very well” is met with scandalous blanket rejection and accusations . So we were not inclusive in 2021?

Correct, APS is doing better now. Why go backwards?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is home, again, for a random day, interrupting their school week and disrupting my work week. This time it’s to allow voting in schools, despite the myriad of community and government centers spread over this County and despite the option to keep schools open— for example, have kids just in their classrooms (as they did in yonder years).

More than all the big picture forces shaping elections, the fact of my child sitting at home and never being in school for solid weeks of learning — because of issues which are led by Democrats (recognizing all religions, recognizing all holidays, maximizing everyone’s ability to have a voting site close as possible) impacts my life on a daily basis the most. Someone out there in Democratic leadership please listen and restore sanity.

What in the name of all sane things does the Democratic party have to do with your kids school days. They have had that calendar for decades.

The Democratic Party endorses APS school board members. No non Democratic endorsed candidate has been elected in how long? Decades? Regardless the party takes a position on the school system and the school system is engaged in nonstop performative progressive acts — fighting the gender/sex bathroom fight! Feeding at risk families! Recognizing all religions via closing schools! Opening schools so everyone can vote at the nearest location! What do you mean what does the Democratic Party have to do with my school days? In Arlington, a lot.

It does feel performative and completely over the top on many issues.

They are forgetting that only a few years ago we didn’t have all these religious holidays in the calendar… and now any discussion, like “it’s not working very well” is met with scandalous blanket rejection and accusations . So we were not inclusive in 2021?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is home, again, for a random day, interrupting their school week and disrupting my work week. This time it’s to allow voting in schools, despite the myriad of community and government centers spread over this County and despite the option to keep schools open— for example, have kids just in their classrooms (as they did in yonder years).

More than all the big picture forces shaping elections, the fact of my child sitting at home and never being in school for solid weeks of learning — because of issues which are led by Democrats (recognizing all religions, recognizing all holidays, maximizing everyone’s ability to have a voting site close as possible) impacts my life on a daily basis the most. Someone out there in Democratic leadership please listen and restore sanity.

What in the name of all sane things does the Democratic party have to do with your kids school days. They have had that calendar for decades.

The Democratic Party endorses APS school board members. No non Democratic endorsed candidate has been elected in how long? Decades? Regardless the party takes a position on the school system and the school system is engaged in nonstop performative progressive acts — fighting the gender/sex bathroom fight! Feeding at risk families! Recognizing all religions via closing schools! Opening schools so everyone can vote at the nearest location! What do you mean what does the Democratic Party have to do with my school days? In Arlington, a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

when you have older kids you'll appreciate the days off

People say this often enough that I think it's time to consider separate calendars for Elementary and secondary schools

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

when you have older kids you'll appreciate the days off

I think my YHS student would benefit enormously from having to go to school five days in a row.

Anonymous wrote:There are so many cool summer programs my high school kids can't do because Arlington schools get out one week after those programs start. APS needs to either get rid of the religious holidays or get rid of the grade prep days and a couple other random days. They have to choose (if it were up to me I would let the teachers vote on it)

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Anonymous wrote:VA state law says your public schools must be open 180 instructional days (or 990 instructional hours.)

There are 52 x 5 weekdays per year. So out of 260 weekdays, VA law says your kid will be in school 180 weekdays.

There will be 80 weekdays where your child doesn't have school. The school district can move those days around. Some days there will be no school for teacher grading day or professional development, or different religious holidays. But it's always going to be 80 days of No School.

If you want a change, you need to make a change to VA state law to increase the number of instructional days to 190 or 200 or whatever it is you want. But be prepared that you will need to pay more in taxes to cover the cost.

Get rid of all the extra religious holidays and let kids out earlier in June!

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

when you have older kids you'll appreciate the days off

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

when you have older kids you'll appreciate the days off

Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VA state law says your public schools must be open 180 instructional days (or 990 instructional hours.)

There are 52 x 5 weekdays per year. So out of 260 weekdays, VA law says your kid will be in school 180 weekdays.

There will be 80 weekdays where your child doesn't have school. The school district can move those days around. Some days there will be no school for teacher grading day or professional development, or different religious holidays. But it's always going to be 80 days of No School.

If you want a change, you need to make a change to VA state law to increase the number of instructional days to 190 or 200 or whatever it is you want. But be prepared that you will need to pay more in taxes to cover the cost.

Get rid of all the extra religious holidays and let kids out earlier in June!

That's valid. I'm sure your school district takes public input when coming up with next year's calendar. I suggest surveying parent organizations and groups to see if there is a consensus as to which religious holidays you would remove. If they remove 5 religious holidays, you could get the kids out a week earlier in June.

Is this satire? Have you seen the surveys they send out? They don’t give an option to vote to remove any religious holidays or federal holidays.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

+ 1. Because some people want their vouchers for private so they'll complain about everything and anything in public.

Anonymous wrote:Why do people need to complain so much? Just put your kid in a camp for the day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VA state law says your public schools must be open 180 instructional days (or 990 instructional hours.)

There are 52 x 5 weekdays per year. So out of 260 weekdays, VA law says your kid will be in school 180 weekdays.

There will be 80 weekdays where your child doesn't have school. The school district can move those days around. Some days there will be no school for teacher grading day or professional development, or different religious holidays. But it's always going to be 80 days of No School.

If you want a change, you need to make a change to VA state law to increase the number of instructional days to 190 or 200 or whatever it is you want. But be prepared that you will need to pay more in taxes to cover the cost.

Get rid of all the extra religious holidays and let kids out earlier in June!

That's valid. I'm sure your school district takes public input when coming up with next year's calendar. I suggest surveying parent organizations and groups to see if there is a consensus as to which religious holidays you would remove. If they remove 5 religious holidays, you could get the kids out a week earlier in June.