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Snow Days Won't Affect School Vacations

School officials made the decision to continue on with the school year based on feedback from an online survey. The last day of school is scheduled for June 22.

Based on the results of an online survey, school officials will tack on the number of snow days to the end of the school year instead of shortening vacation or holding school on Saturdays, Superintendent Bill Olsen announced Monday.

Olsen said 38 percent of the people wanted to continue on with the school year, which is scheduled to end June 22. There have been five snow days so far this winter.

That means there will be no change to vacation weeks scheduled for Feb. 21-25 and April 18-22.

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"In this economy, lots of families have put whatever savings they have (to go on vacation)," Olsen said. "I need to be respectful of that."

The survey had asked respondents to choose one of the following options:

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  1. Make no adjustments and end school on June 22
  2. Hold school for two days (Thur., Feb. 24 and Fri., Feb. 25) during February vacation
  3. Hold school for two days (Thur., April 21 and Fri., April 22) during April vacation
  4. Hold school on all the four previously mentioned vacation days above
  5. Attend school on four Saturdays from March through May

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