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KarenWitty

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School Start Dates
« on: August 03, 2015, 05:29:37 pm »
Just curious to when you think school systems should begin school. Our school system seems to start earlier every year. I am pretty sad my boys have to go on Thursday of this week. Seems like a very short summer to me. Give me your thoughts. I would rather them start later, toward labor day......

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 05:50:55 pm »
The day after Labor day is what I usually like to start.. My college used to open 1 week after all the other colleges are opened but the semester ends one week later. Not sure why tho.. Now this fall semesters starts on august 31.. No problem with it since the school semester will end 2 weeks before christmas week

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 06:01:23 pm »
ours starts on Aug. 25...seems later than usual to me here.  My son graduated this past semester so I don't have to really worry about it other than the days I have to take my nephew or pick him up

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2015, 06:08:14 pm »
When I was growing up many moons ago we were done by June first and started the day after labor day which I think works perfectly.  Starting earlier than Labor Day just gives everyone one more three day weekend and a disturbance in the learning process just as kids are getting accustomed to the daily routine.  I think that there are way too many days that children have off:  teacher in service days can be taken care of before the semester starts. Non-Bank Holidays? No way. My son went to middle school and didn't get homework for two weeks. His first assignment was to number the pages in his spiral note book!  I was so angry that I pulled him out of public school and am killing myself trying to make extra money in order to pay for his private school.

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2015, 06:56:36 pm »
August 13th is when school starts here. when i grew up in a different state, it started at the end of august . i think this is a better start date.

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2015, 07:40:45 pm »
It depends on the length of the school year. I would say school should start by August 29 if the school year is at least 36 weeks long or in early September around Labor Day if the year is shorter.
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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2015, 08:04:17 pm »
Southern schools tend to start earlier than northern schools. I live in Florida and school has always gone back early-mid August. It's the 17th this year but I know we were in school much closer to the beginning of the month in the past. I'd prefer going in August and getting out in May than starting in September and getting out in June

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2015, 09:36:32 am »
towerds the end of thr month,,,,,,,,, :rose:

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2015, 09:59:40 am »
8-24 :highfive:

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Re: School Start Dates
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2015, 07:40:53 am »
My kids started back August 5th. They got out of school before Memorial Day.
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