Quote Originally Posted by BankruptcyGuy View Post
I understand why teachers are against it: their workday extends beyond school hours as it is. But that's not unique to this business--many industries deal with how much work the employees are willing to put in versus customer expectations. I think that could be managed around [[but for union contract requirements).

Students against it? Sure, but they love snow days, too.

What arguments would parents make against it? I can see the "let kids be kids in the summer" discussion, but for many urban parents, summer is when bad news strikes. Am I missing something?
I know of EAA students/parents that left for DPS "because the school year was too long" [[only August off, with small breaks in June and July). Likewise, I know of teachers that wouldn't teach there for the same reason. For teachers, the reasons included "having summer off as part of why he/she became a teacher", family vacation time lining up [[kids at other schools), and time off making up for longer hours during the school year [[as you mentioned).