Restore Greenwich Public Schools Winter Recess

It does not make any sense from an educational, social, or financial perspective to eliminate the February break. If it is being done to ensure a secure longer summer break, the end result is negative. The longer the summer break, the greater is the amount of skill regression experienced by students. On the other hand, a February break gives hard working students a well needed respite, and allows those who feel stressed with their school work the leisure time to reinforce, on a more relaxed basis, those skills on which they choose to focus. Also, having a February break allows those who cannot, for family or financial reasons, get away around Christmas time, to take their families away at a time when airfare and accommodations are generally more affordable. Having both the Christmas, February and April breaks makes sense for families, especially those where both parents work, since it allows them flexibility in planning to get away, either for educational, cultural, or recreational purposes, with their children. Quality family time is very important to the proper development of children and their relationships, and having a February break is therefore advantageous to students and their families. Thank your, Neil Lubarsky

Due to work & sport schedules & other family commitments the February break is the only chance we have to get away to somewhere warm. A 4 day break would not allow enough time. Our family as well as many others plan for & really need that time, Please strongly consider reinstating the February break going forward. Thank you.

The week February break is a far better alternative to an ever longer summer break. Kids tend to slip back academically after such a long break and need to "relearn" in September what they knew in June. In fact it has be documented that the extensive summer break is detremetal to the students learning rythme. Why would we make an already long summer break even longer? On the other hand a week off here and there has multiple positive effects - time to recharge, opportunity for a different mode of learning and no retraction in the childrens academic level. Please keep the February break. In fact, I'd favor a shorter summer break with additional weeks of throughtout the year.

The full week of February break is a much needed time in winter for students (and parents) to recharge after many long days of hard work. In addition, the week before President's Day is a time when the cost of travel is less expensive, enabling families to go on vacation who might otherwise not be able to afford it.

Please leave February break alone!!!

Please restore the February break. For students who play spring sports, it's often impossible to go away during the April vacation. And as a working parent, it's extremely difficult for me to take vacation time at the end of December. So our family is out of options if we lose the February break. Thank you.

Please reconsider revising the Feb. holiday break as that is the holiday most families are able to go away together. If there needs to be a revision possibly consider April or changing to mirror private with 2 weeks in March. Or a week and 1/2 in March. Thank you for your consideration.

Please don't take away our February break!

We do not agree with taking away February break!

February break offers our family the rare opportunity to go away together. Because of the timing of Feb break my husband is able to find coverage at work, thus allowing us the ability to travel as a family.

yes to keep Feb break

Winter in Connecticut is long and students and teachers work hard in school. We all need this well-deserved family time to recharge for the months to come.

we would like to keep our February Break!

The kids need a break in the winter to recharge their batteries from a long, dark and cold time!