>>>>The reply I'm most curious about is Sam's. I am sure there are some districts that do so, if he says so, but personally I have never heard of a school year that starts the first week in August.
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>>>Orlando, FL - 31 July. The daughter of a friend of ours just started kindergarten there.
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>>And when do these schools get out?
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>>Tamar
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>I'll have to check, but I think it isn't until June.

So either they're running a much longer school year, or they have a lot of days off during the year.

Tamar