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Re: When are K-12 spring breaks?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 24 Mar 1999 21:37:37 GMT
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Where I'm from, "Spring Break" was really the couple of days around the state hockey
tournament which was always in my home town. That'd be the end of February,
usually. I guess they figured we'd all play hooky for the hockey anyway... so why
bother?
Beth Reiten
Frank Filz wrote:
> Todd Lehman wrote:
> >
> > I just learned (to my astonishment) that K-12 schools in Massachusetts
> > allegedly don't have Spring Break near Easter. Instead, kids get a week off in
> > February (this week apparently). I grew up in Minnesota, where there is no
> > week off in February but always one week off either directly before or directly
> > after Easter.
>
> I grew up in Mass... They also get a week in April, the week containing
> April 19 (Patriots Day, observed on Monday). The February week is always
> the week containing President's Day. I like the schedule. It gives a
> week off in prime Ski season, and a week off in the comfortable portion
> of New England's spring (Easter time tends to be a bit too cold, at
> least when it is in March).
>
> Down here in NC, most schools usually get the week after Easter (one
> recent year, the break did not line up with Easter).
>
> Some private schools (both here and in Mass.) get spring break always in
> March (not aligned to Easter).
>
> --
> Frank Filz
>
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| (...) I grew up in Mass... They also get a week in April, the week containing April 19 (Patriots Day, observed on Monday). The February week is always the week containing President's Day. I like the schedule. It gives a week off in prime Ski season, (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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