Frazzled NYC parents vent over ‘insane’ number of public school holidays — as days off continue to climb

Fuente: New York Post

Are these extra school holidays too much of a good thing? For many NYC parents of public school students, the answer is a resounding yes. With Big Apple students now only in school for 176 days each year — with an especially long break for spring recess, currently in effect from April 2 to 10 — some parents are throwing up their hands in frustration at their children’s extra time off, being forced to meet the demands of work and finding additional childcare at the same time. Young Gothamites are set to log 130 fewer hours in the classroom than the national average, which adds up to 20 lost school days altogether.