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re: Why does school start so early in LA?
Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:19 am to Korin
Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:19 am to Korin
quote:
Last day of school was the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and you didn't go back until the day after Labor Day.
This was how we did it.
But we never EVER had school cancelled due to weather (unless a hurricane directly hit Terrebonne parish).
This shite nowadays where school is cancelled every time there’s even a threat of rain is a joke.
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Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:28 am to LaBR4
quote:well we don't
When you lead the country in educational rankings and standards, you start this early
Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:36 am to tigerinthebueche
quote:supposedly it's because they don't want school buses driving in it... I cant think of any other reason. These people are literally professional drivers, they should be able to drive buses in bad weather.
This shite nowadays where school is cancelled every time there’s even a threat of rain is a joke
Posted on 8/9/19 at 7:55 am to Manzielathon
quote:
Because Louisiana chilrens need extra daycare
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:10 am to shawnlsu
I taught school for 22 years.You would not believe all the time that is wasted in schools. We don't teach time management in our schools. If a child can't learn what they are supposed to in 9 months something is askew. School should start day after Labor Day and end right before Memorial Day.The school year was extended when Govenors Foster and Blanco granted teachers more pay raises.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:20 am to ulsaint
Wednesday was technically the middle of Summer (mid-point between the Vernal and Autumnal Equinox).
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:21 am to ulsaint
No AC in Texas? Sad!!!
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:25 am to madmaxvol
Louisiana has always been a little off because of Mardi Gras. But it’s worse now since Katrina Rita Gustav Ike and also the 2016 flood.
Those all wrecked havoc with the school year so they have built in weather days so that for relatively minor weather issues they can rearrange days and end the year close to on time and still get 180 days in.
Obviously a huge flood or hurricane like Katrina would still wreck havoc. But other ones where 3-5 days of school are lost can now be absorbed into the same schedule
Those all wrecked havoc with the school year so they have built in weather days so that for relatively minor weather issues they can rearrange days and end the year close to on time and still get 180 days in.
Obviously a huge flood or hurricane like Katrina would still wreck havoc. But other ones where 3-5 days of school are lost can now be absorbed into the same schedule
This post was edited on 8/9/19 at 8:27 am
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:29 am to ulsaint
Aside from teachers unions, I am not sure why they get off entire summers. 
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:40 am to Byrdybyrd05
quote:
In the late 90s and early 00s we started in early September and got out in early June
School year ran from Labor Day to Memorial Day when I was growing up. Some of our schools didn't have AC though so that was part of the reason. We also didn't really have many holidays. Couple weeks for Christmas, Spring Break week, Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving, and a couple of in-service/teacher work/conference days, and that was pretty much it.
Summers seemed so long when I was growing up, and they fly by now. Part of that is age, but part of it is how short summers actually are now for kids.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:42 am to ulsaint
They schedule a extra days in case it needs to be cancelled for weather conditions.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:43 am to ulsaint
because the kids are dumb
Posted on 8/9/19 at 9:04 am to Tigerbait357
Because in winter they see one snow flurry they dismiss school
Posted on 8/9/19 at 4:57 pm to Pilot Tiger
Seemed like in the early 1980’s , HS started in Baton Rouge around August 27-29 th ? Got out for summer around May 27-29 th ?
Wasn’t there 180 days of schooling for a school year ?
Wasn’t there 180 days of schooling for a school year ?
Posted on 8/9/19 at 5:02 pm to Klingler7
quote:
Seemed like in the early 1980’s , HS started in Baton Rouge around August 27-29 th ? Got out for summer around May 27-29 th ?
That's about what I remember too. It seems like they've just shifted it up a few weeks for whatever reason
Posted on 8/9/19 at 5:06 pm to ulsaint
There’s more breaks in the fall now. They have to start early to finish the first semester up by Christmas.
Week in October and November.
Week in October and November.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 5:15 pm to ulsaint
God I wish I knew
Posted on 8/9/19 at 5:26 pm to alajones
Are there valedictorians in high schools now ? Or does everyone make the honor roll and get numerous patches for their letterman jackets ?
Posted on 8/9/19 at 5:38 pm to The Spleen
quote:
Summers seemed so long when I was growing up, and they fly by now. Part of that is age, but part of it is how short summers actually are now for kids.
Summers may be shorter, but the total days in a school year has grown less than a day since 1980.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:13 pm to Klingler7
quote:at mine there is.
Are there valedictorians in high schools now ?
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