Poll: Should Stonington Keep April Vacation Intact

When the start of the 2011-2012 school year students, parents and school staff always knew they would have to make up those days.

It now appears those days will come out of April vacation.

The Day reported that at last night’s Stonington Board of Education meeting the board decided to keep school in session on Wednesday April 11, Thursday April 12 and Friday April 13. That decision takes three days from the week of April vacation, which could interrupt vacation plans but also allows seniors to graduate on time.

On its blog, the Board of Education said the decision was made because "the previous practice of allowing graduation day to fluctuate as the end of the school year was extended by snow and storm closures, caused a hardship for many families. Board members understand that decisions about the school calendar will not be universally popular."

Do you agree with the board’s decision? Will the loss of those April vacation days cause you to change your vacation plans? Take our poll and tell us in the comments.