Anonymous
06/18/2026 15:19
Subject: When will you stop sending your kids?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My middle schooler went for the last time today. He has a camp scheduled next week. My 5th grader will go to the end because of field day and promotion activities. It will be fun. However, I just don’t understand having kids in school in the 3rd week of June. We are all mentally done with it and in need of a break.
What is your recommendation for the appropriate end? I guarantee whenever that is, the week before DCUM will be saying they are no longer sending their kids
Most private schools ended the first week of June. I can accept MCPS going through the 2nd week of June but I find it absurd that kids are going the 3rd week of June. As a parent, I am EXHAUSTED from all the tests and end of school activities that I need to keep track of. May is SO busy. Going to school for 3 weeks of June is too much. It’s hot and no one can focus anymore. I grew up in the Midwest and went to public school. We were always done the first week of June.
Anonymous
06/17/2026 22:35
Subject: When will you stop sending your kids?
Are HS students mostly staying home tomorrow? My kids are not going. They want to sleep in
Anonymous
06/17/2026 16:57
Subject: When will you stop sending your kids?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My middle schooler went for the last time today. He has a camp scheduled next week. My 5th grader will go to the end because of field day and promotion activities. It will be fun. However, I just don’t understand having kids in school in the 3rd week of June. We are all mentally done with it and in need of a break.
When this calendar was made with school ending later then the last few years despite NOT starting later then them, I figured it's ok since 2026-27 will start August 31 due to Labor Day on September 7 as MCPS traditionally starts 1 week before Labor Day regardless of when Labor Day is. Now with this year going to June 18 and next year starting August 24 or 25 a week of summer was taken away. I wouldn't go next week unless you plan on missing the first week of next school year. Summer has been evaporating at a bunch of DMV area districts and now MCPS seems to have joined the rank.
Good news is that June 11 is the initial last day next year (should be a guaranteed stationary last day) so summer will be 10 weeks outside of a makeup day or two which people won't go to and possibly 11 weeks if 2027-28 starts August 30/31.
No way school will start August 31st in 2027. The big question is whether it will be August 24th or August 17th. My guess is that 2027-2028 will go from August 17th-June 8th.
2020-21 started August 31
2021-22 started August 30
They may still start a week sooner but it isn't impossible to start then.