Title: VIDEO: Let it Rip: No February Vacation

" 63535. Morning news time to let it -- and besides dealing with a struggling economy and potential teacher layoffs schools were also dealing with the issue of getting their kids. The recommended. 180 days in fact not recommend have been mandated 180 days they have to be in school. Some parts of the commonwealth of course -- of that terrible ice storm central -- north and central mass school districts like Gardner. And what she's a regional school district Lunenburg all dealing with a lot of days they had to call law because of that ice storm. They have to make those days up and that's the issue they're dealing with in -- they've decided to forgo February vacation. That's now canceled kids will have to go to school. In watchers say they've voted to cancel professional development day. Part of the spring recess and hold classes on Saturdays in March. So the try to come up with ways to get it back in the school. Bob is if you wait too long and keep February vacation some of these other days you're looking at school to June 30 in the past that that you can't go by June 30. Lasted for classes lasted fiscal year lasted teacher contract of that nature so. They get the real problems out there beat behind --"

" And calf all of us know two kids are better suited to be in school now then in late June I mean there's just more learning going in for February you."

" And there's going to be when the weather's nice and they've all have all that want to break but I think have a choice behind all watchers it's the one it's particularly on believable they said look where it. If we don't want anything we're going to be in school on July 2. So they're doing away with some of fabrication. And are having through Saturday. School days in March that's the -- like what are sacked him but. What choice if you got three choices one is. You can do what they're doing here and -- February vacation to would you go till July 2 or three is. You can have school in December when the roads are plowed there is no actress -- knew that the one that you want because to me this makes them."

" Is well he -- what have -- we've talked about this before I I would have an issue if they just took that we're making here here here it I mean these kids have just gotten back into school Nike asserting have a shortened day today. There are next Monday. And it got another day in early February they're off then they're off for a whole week at the end of February and mean. That's a lot of time to be out and not a long stretch of."

" Her other school districts around the country have a spring vacation camp in March and New England as February and April have long been a proponent. Eliminate one of those weeks and put a week in March to that you're you're breaking things up a little bit or distributed February keep April wanted to have a that would -- kids are going to get out much earlier. When the weather's better and the kids like you said are are not as productive that's by the teachers tell him that since your last couple weeks of school in June forget it."

" Couple those professional days let's do away those powers were in no one's sure what goes on but the kids don't go to school. I don't know -- watchers -- days to do want to wear those are on that two days I think in the that your vacation and then the two Saturday it is which make up but. Look let's face when you have thirteen days about our kids miss at least ten days of school in a row. You've got to back off so you tell me where you wanted though it you got he got very limited options valued -- February April vacation told me I'd rather have the -- vacations without."

" He did it hurts the artist Don and BB it is only January the fifteenth and the way things have been going. I would say they're gonna be another snow bear to before this is also had done so they better start as a preventative steps right."

" Now they are asking the state Education Department to waive the 180 day requirement something he did do by the way back in 1978. During that blizzard they -- the recommended recommends recommended it ended in amenities that had been school because of the blizzard that need to waive that requirement. But they're not as a parent I wouldn't want to see him do that would you. No you -- I want to stay with that require."

" Several email is from -- elementary school kids -- you willing to give up a week's vacation -- show support for outside -- That would be no opt out. Now that you had your time in school you do and interviews at our. In view of it would you -- also the subject of our poll question about blockbuster dot com you think -- right thing giving up that February vacation or what other alternatives. They have not a school districts that advocates school that uses them as it. When it's ones. --"