Kids need to be kids and spend time with family. Life is way to short to rush it.
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Sharon Sweet
8 years ago
Delay school start date
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Denise Davis
8 years ago
Kids need a child hood
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Susan Beauregard
8 years ago
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Summer vacation is getting shorter every year. Families don't have much time for vacations. Riding the un-airconditioned bus in the afternoons in August is unhealthy and my child is flushed and not feeling well. I would rather have some "no school" days removed from the school year than adding more and starting back early. There is only so much you can do with extra days off in February and October. The kids are just more likely to stay indoors on their phones, where as more time off in the summer gives the kids more time outdoors
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Keith Wilson
8 years ago
I do not want Aug 3 start date
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Kristen
8 years ago
When you take a job with the school board you know that you have to have continuing education, staff development days , summer vacations etc. By making the children start school August 3rd you are cutting their summer vacation short & school year longer. If the board & teachers want to start August 3rd, let them. They can get all their staff development & continuing education out of the way without the children having to suffer.
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April Schmidt-Friel
8 years ago
Agreed. That is too early to start. It is too hot. Will cause extra money to be spent. Interference with co-parenting situations, especially state to state. Less days off during the colder months and longer summers please.
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Denise Rash
8 years ago
How come our school board feels our students deserve only 2 months of summer vacation when the majority of the country gives their students 3 months? Are you slowly trying to create year round schooling?
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Anonymous
8 years ago
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An August 3rd start date is just too early to start back to school. The children need a full summer vacation. Some may have to spend time with two parents at two different times. The early start date ruins any opportunity for a late family summer vacation for the children, and school personnel as well.
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Mary collins
8 years ago
Too early. Remember we elect you
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Susan Beauregard
8 years ago
Gets earlier and earlier every year. The kids don't have much of a summer anymore
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Julianne Wilson
8 years ago
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As a concerned citizen and grandmother of a child who will likely attend white county schools in the future, I concur with the position put forth by this petition. Starting in the worst heat of the summer is a hardship for students in after school sports. It surely increases the cost of keeping the school buildings cool immensely versus a start date late in the month or after Labor Day. It keeps older students from being able to work summer jobs that are essential to many and decreases family summer time greatly. Please revisit this decision. It does not serve the students or teachers or parents well.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
I don’t mind the extra days off in the year but the early start date is nuts. Let our kiddos enjoy their summer!
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Juli Skelton
8 years ago
Thank you
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Jennie K Henderson
8 years ago
I can not understand the need to keep pushing the start date for school earlier and earlier. Unless you are trying to implement a 12 month school year.
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Maranda Grubbs
8 years ago
Thank you!
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Karen lunsford
8 years ago
It's really to hot for kids to be on a bus
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Vicki Gillick
8 years ago
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I always thought this was silly since many students have summer jobs and need this extra time. It's too hot in August to rush back in there!
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Stephanie Eskew
8 years ago
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We need to start later in August . My kids will miss the first day of school if it starts on the 3 which is a FRIDAY.... We will be on a cruise and I can't change the date ...
Kids need to be kids and spend time with family. Life is way to short to rush it.
Delay school start date
Kids need a child hood
Summer vacation is getting shorter every year. Families don't have much time for vacations. Riding the un-airconditioned bus in the afternoons in August is unhealthy and my child is flushed and not feeling well. I would rather have some "no school" days removed from the school year than adding more and starting back early. There is only so much you can do with extra days off in February and October. The kids are just more likely to stay indoors on their phones, where as more time off in the summer gives the kids more time outdoors
I do not want Aug 3 start date
When you take a job with the school board you know that you have to have continuing education, staff development days , summer vacations etc. By making the children start school August 3rd you are cutting their summer vacation short & school year longer. If the board & teachers want to start August 3rd, let them. They can get all their staff development & continuing education out of the way without the children having to suffer.
Agreed. That is too early to start. It is too hot. Will cause extra money to be spent. Interference with co-parenting situations, especially state to state. Less days off during the colder months and longer summers please.
How come our school board feels our students deserve only 2 months of summer vacation when the majority of the country gives their students 3 months? Are you slowly trying to create year round schooling?
An August 3rd start date is just too early to start back to school. The children need a full summer vacation. Some may have to spend time with two parents at two different times. The early start date ruins any opportunity for a late family summer vacation for the children, and school personnel as well.
Too early. Remember we elect you
Gets earlier and earlier every year. The kids don't have much of a summer anymore
As a concerned citizen and grandmother of a child who will likely attend white county schools in the future, I concur with the position put forth by this petition. Starting in the worst heat of the summer is a hardship for students in after school sports. It surely increases the cost of keeping the school buildings cool immensely versus a start date late in the month or after Labor Day. It keeps older students from being able to work summer jobs that are essential to many and decreases family summer time greatly. Please revisit this decision. It does not serve the students or teachers or parents well.
I don’t mind the extra days off in the year but the early start date is nuts. Let our kiddos enjoy their summer!
Thank you
I can not understand the need to keep pushing the start date for school earlier and earlier. Unless you are trying to implement a 12 month school year.
Thank you!
It's really to hot for kids to be on a bus
I always thought this was silly since many students have summer jobs and need this extra time. It's too hot in August to rush back in there!
We need to start later in August . My kids will miss the first day of school if it starts on the 3 which is a FRIDAY.... We will be on a cruise and I can't change the date ...
An extra two weeks would be great.