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Monday, April 10, 2006
Extending Spring Break…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The kids are due back in school today, but … some may be flying back from their trips or resting if they got in late last night. Others were out the Friday before spring break, having left a day early to beat the rush.
There are various reasons parents let their kids miss school for leisure purposes. Scheduling. Spring breaks at different times for different schools. Custody issues.
My niece and nephew flew in from New Jersey to Atlanta on Friday to spend the week with Nana and their aunties. Family waited too long to make their reservations, and seats were not available Saturday. So they missed school on Friday.
A lame excuse? Teachers, does it make you crazy when kids miss school because they are vacationing or are you sympathetic to extended families? Parents, do your kids miss a day or two on the front or back end of spring break? Do you feel guilty about it?
