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[ladyt]

I googled this and the earliest date for spring break 2005 was March 14th. (Which is a Monday, so technically I guess it would start on March 12th.)

Have any of you seen any earlier? Does anyone know what the average is?

[Bert & Sully]

Since Easter is SO early this year, March 27th, I imagine they'll be spread all over the place. My stepdaughter is off the week after Easter. She's up in PA. Our kids have early release on Friday April 1st and are out the following week which is the same as my nephew in Dunwoody (Atlanta area) GA.

[Pris]

Just checked my family's calendar from The University of Memphis and they are out March 7-13. I'm teaching in DeSoto County, MS and we have that March 14 week. Of course, the U of M is through with the semester the first week of May!

[DopeyGirl]

My in-laws are in St. Louis and MIL works at a high school there . . . their Spring Break starts March 14th (so really, Saturday the 12th). It is the same week here in Pensacola.

My family is in Oregon and the school my mother works at starts Spring Break on March 21st (so Saturday the 19th It is the same week for the schools in the Orlando area!!!

[CRCrazy]

Just remember that schools in the Northeast take two breaks - one the 3rd or 4th week of February - so this year, that will end on March 6th. Then they get another week in April, also the 3rd or 4th week. So the end of February is pretty booked up with us Northern Disney fans!

[Nick and Ryans Mom]

We are off March 25th -April 3rd

[SleepingB]

Here in OK we are out starting March 14th( I guess the 12th, really). We are heading to WDW on the 13th. Are we absolutely nuts???!!!


SleepingB

[ladyt]

Well, it looks like we might miss the biggest crowds, except maybe for Saturday, March 12th, but it's my dd's 4th birthday, so I don't care how crowded it is, we will go to MK on that day. Thanks for all the input!

[RobinKay6573]

I know in Vermont and New Hampshire (at least where my cousins live) they have winter break at the end of February. I think it is the last week in February. Then they have Spring break sometime in April. I think the third week. College Spring Breaks are usually the first or second week in March. Private schools are different though. One of my college roommates went to boarding school for HS and she got the entire month of March off from school.

[mrskpete]

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Since Easter is SO early this year, March 27th, I imagine they'll be spread all over the place. My stepdaughter is off the week after Easter. She's up in PA. Our kids have early release on Friday April 1st and are out the following week which is the same as my nephew in Dunwoody (Atlanta area) GA.

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We are in VA and our kids get Spring break the week after Easter as well. We'll be at WDW then too!

[kasseaj]

I'm a teacher and let me tell you that last year we only had 3 students out of 175 in our 7th grade class that took their vacation over Spring Break! We had 27 go on between 5-15 day vacations and most took them the second week of Feb. through the second week of March. Most of the rationale's I heard was that the family went to aviod the tradional Spring Break crowds or because they got a good deal for the week they went. Try to keep track of who's going where when and for how long and what work they needed! A different one left every other day!

[mrskpete]

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I'm a teacher and let me tell you that last year we only had 3 students out of 175 in our 7th grade class that took their vacation over Spring Break! We had 27 go on between 5-15 day vacations and most took them the second week of Feb. through the second week of March. Most of the rationale's I heard was that the family went to aviod the tradional Spring Break crowds or because they got a good deal for the week they went. Try to keep track of who's going where when and for how long and what work they needed! A different one left every other day!

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You see this is why we try to avoid taking vacations during the school year. For one, no teacher should have to gather work for a student(s) so they can keep up. Poor teacher has enough to do with all her other duties. And also I just don't want my kids missing out on what they would have learned in the classroom that week. I have had a kid out sick with the flu last year (she was one of those that had a bad case and even went to the ER for IV's) for over a week and even with her teacher graciously sending home work, my child fell behind. This was a hard blow to my otherwise honor roll student.
WE plan on letting them miss 3 days max at the end of their spring break as we travel back to our state, but thats it. It really is a personal choice and one that has different benefits for each family. I'd love for my kids to go in November, but am afraid that Mickey will have to wait so his little people become smart Disney citizens!