The Conway School Board is again looking at replacing the February and April vacations with a March break. Proponents say March would provide instructional continuity without a break so soon after the Christmas holiday; that spring sports would not be disrupted in April; and that the school year could end a week earlier and avoid a week of hot weather in June. (Schools are not air-conditioned.) The February week is traditionally scheduled a week earlier than the rest of New Hampshire to be timed with the Massachusetts vacation to give local businesses extra help during a busy week. However, it’s not clear how many kids actually work that week.
There were 38 responses via email, voicemail and Facebook to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Should the school district replace the February and April vacations with one week in March?
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