Letter to school board about vacation policy
Hometown Board of Education
Hometown OH
Dear Members of the School Board
I understand that for the coming year, the school board is considering a major change with two of the three vacation periods that are part of the school calendar.
In past years there has been a week off from just before Christmas through the New Year holiday. A second week off was scheduled for winter break in the latter half of February, and a third week for spring break was scheduled for April.
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The new proposal would do away with the winter break entirely and instead provide for two weeks off around the Christmas and New Year's period.
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In my humble opinion, I think this would be a big mistake. If the purpose of a break is to give families time to spend together, a week from Christmas to New Year's is a sufficient time to see family and friends. If the concern is other religious holidays, they too fall into that same week of time. As far as traveling on a vacation is concerned, this is the least efficient and mot expensive time to travel.
I think that this proposal should be given further consideration. I would be willing to serve on a committee to help investigate options to see if there is a better use of precious time off.
Sincerely
Virginia Snobgrass
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