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Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:48 am to LSUFanHouston
Good thing Louisiana schools are so awesome, will totally make up when they get back from being off for no reason. 
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Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:53 am to CP3LSU25
My kids are out for spring break the whole week. Northern schools were out last week.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:56 am to winkchance
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My kids are out for spring break the whole week. Northern schools were out last week.
They get spring break too.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:59 am to jimmy the leg
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These are referred to as "Winter Break" and "Spring Break."
Playing the system
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:04 am to Dam Guide
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They get spring break too.
You go to school X days per year. Who cares how those days are allocated?
Our schools get a week off for Mardi Gras, and 4 days off for Easter.
A lot of norther schools start a month after us, but end 3 weeks after us. That's your Mardi Gras week.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:11 am to LSUFanHouston
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You go to school X days per year. Who cares how those days are allocated? Our schools get a week off for Mardi Gras, and 4 days off for Easter. A lot of norther schools start a month after us, but end 3 weeks after us. That's your Mardi Gras week
Louisiana does have 3 less mandatory minimum days than most states. Minnesota is like the lowest by like 15 days or something.
Edit, nope looks like it is Colorado by 20 days.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 10:12 am
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:16 am to CP3LSU25
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Why are public schools off on Ash Wednesday
They do not believe in teaching kids about religion
I know you are trying to be clever and make a stupid point, but the fact is that a LOT of public school students and faculty are actually Catholic and do observe the holiday. There is no point in scheduling school knowing that a lot of the people won't show.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:19 am to CP3LSU25
We’re not off here in Louisville, but we’ll excuse the absences of Catholics participating.
It’s likely just that you have enough students and staff involved that it’s cheaper to use it as one of your non-attendance days than to take the hit in substitute teacher costs. We do the same thing here for Oaks Day (it’s made a flexible professional development day, if you have your hours you’re off) because of a similar impact.
It’s likely just that you have enough students and staff involved that it’s cheaper to use it as one of your non-attendance days than to take the hit in substitute teacher costs. We do the same thing here for Oaks Day (it’s made a flexible professional development day, if you have your hours you’re off) because of a similar impact.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:28 am to ashy larry
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I know you are trying to be clever and make a stupid point, but the fact is that a LOT of public school students and faculty are actually Catholic and do observe the holiday. There is no point in scheduling school knowing that a lot of the people won't show.
hypocrites
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:31 am to magildachunks
Because they all have to go skiing.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:36 am to East Coast Band
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Need extra days off to prepare for the long haul of 3 straight weeks of school before the next scheduled holiday
Spring break is coming soon.....
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:41 am to CP3LSU25
I went to Catholic School my entire school years thru high school.
I think we had school on Ash Wednesday. Seems like I remember going to mass and receiving the ashes.
That was back in the sixties, so I may be having a Joe Biden moment.
I think we had school on Ash Wednesday. Seems like I remember going to mass and receiving the ashes.
That was back in the sixties, so I may be having a Joe Biden moment.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:57 am to LSUFanHouston
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You go to school X days per year. Who cares how those days are allocated?
Technically speaking the state doesn't define it as days, they define it as contact minutes
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:02 pm to YeahYeah
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contact minutes
Ms Silva from that Zachary says
to this phrase Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:24 pm to notiger1997
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One of the old priest tried to change things up several years ago and make the school start back on Wednesday because he believed so strongly that the kids needed to be in school so they could get their ashes.
He just missed the eye-candy.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:32 pm to CP3LSU25
quote:Still controlled by Catholic majority school boards.
Why are public schools off on Ash Wednesday
So what?
I'm Baptist. I find no reason that there is any problem with this.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:14 pm to Redbone
St Thomas More in BR is off the whole week
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:16 pm to notiger1997
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My kids are of course off all week.
One of the old priest tried to change things up several years ago and make the school start back on Wednesday because he believed so strongly that the kids needed to be in school so they could get their ashes.
The parents raised hell. He didn't quite understand that half the school goes to Disney this week.
So much cringe in one post
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:19 pm to CP3LSU25
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They do not believe in teaching kids about religion
Why are we off Christmas then?
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