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

Probably some variation of a 45-15 school year that a number of schools have tried to cut down on overcrowding without having new construction.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/schoolyear1.html