Do you know that, in order to complete a year of school in the events of a snow day we have to go to the thirtieth of June? We have had about nine snow days which means the last day of school would be the twentieth of June with more snow storms scheduled in the future. Since this would be last day of school, this means we have only approximately two months of summer vacation until school starts again. The snow days should not be made up because, it would interfere with people’s summer plans, our summer needs to be longer and transportational issues.
One of the most significant reasons is, in some places plans might interfere with snow make up days. The first reason is some people go away for the whole summer. For example, if they were to cancel their plans it would cause major inconveniences. Second, some people book their vacations months even years in advance. For example, for Disney Cruise Lines they require you to book a year in advance in order to reserve the perfect getaway. This would be a large obstacle if their children were in school. Third, this causes families to lose money. The people who have to cancel their plans will only get compensated the partial amount or nothing at all of what they paid. For example, if they booked a trip on Disney Cruise Lines they would only get compensated a partial amount that they paid and the deposit they paid they do not get back. Interfering with people’s plans is a significant consequence, and the length of summer vacation is too.
Another significant reason is summer vacation needs to be longer. The primary reason for this is children need time to wind down and relax before they have to go back to school. For instance, during the summer children relax and prepare for school, if they...
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...here they need to go. This makes kids late, the times ranging from forty five minutes to two hours, if the bus comes at all. All of these are major concerns, the interference with summer plans, the length of our summer, and the conditions of the roads, are significant concerns.
I know that you think that we need to complete one hundred eighty days to have a completed school year, but the last weeks of school we do not learn anything. And during and after the snow days we are required to make up all of the work that we would have done on those snow days. So there is no point going for the full one hundred eighty days.
In conclusion, the snow days should not have to be made up because, it will interfere with summer plans, the length of summer vacation, and transportation issues. Thus, it would be more beneficial to everyone if the snow days did not have to be made up.
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