Framingham: Should April Vacation Be Eliminated?

Originally published on Feb. at 12:22 a.m. Updated for Tuesday’s newsletter and to note the 5th snow day.

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With school cancelled today, Tuesday, Feb. 3, Framingham Public School students have had five snow days this year.

The last day of school is now scheduled for Wednesday, June 24.

Students haven’t been in class for a week, and in less than two weeks, they will start February vacation.

The Framingham School Committee in approving the 2014-15 school calendar, voted to eliminate some days of April vacation, also known as spring recess, if the district exceeds five school days by April.

Many private school have just one vacation in March.

Do you think Framingham school continue to have both a February and an April school vacation week?

Should February vacation be eliminated except for the holiday of Presidents’ Day?

Should April vacation be eliminated except for Patriots Day?

Post your thoughts in the comment section below.

The state requires public school students to be in school 180 days. Under state law school can not be in session on July 1, as that starts a new fiscal year.

Members of the Class of 2015 are exempt from the 180 day rule.

The state can issue a waiver for the 180 days. The Commonwealth did that across most of the state during the Blizzard of 1978.

During an ice storm in central Massachusetts a few years ago, the state rejected a request for a waiver and some students had to attend school on Saturdays to make the 180 day requirement.