Should Anne Arundel Co. Begin Classes After Labor Day?

ODENTON, MD- Anne Arundel County students grades 1 through 12 took to the books and headed back to school on Tuesday, August 23- a full two weeks before Labor Day.

Thus the yearly debate began amongst parents and students alike- should kids go back to school after Labor Day? Longer schedules for schools have slowly become the standard over the past few decades to accommodate snow make-up days and standardized testing. School years beginning after Labor Day and and finishing before Memorial Day have become a thing of the past. (For the record, the last day of school for AACPS students is Wednesday, June 14.)

We asked Odenton Patch readers on Facebook if they thought students should pack up the book bags and head back to school before or after September 5, 2016. Here's what your neighbors said:

• " After! Last vacation weekend with family to prepare for!"
• "I know this is an unpopular view, but I don't think kids should get a summer break. It's an outdated practice and one of the many reasons the United States is falling so far behind the rest of the world when it comes to education."
• "Before"
• "After, and I don't have any kids, but it has been a tradition."
• "After!!"
• "If we go back after then we go to school longer in June....every up has its down!"

Have an opinion on the Anne Arundel County Public School start date? Let us know on Facebook.

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