lneeley, I think a lot of us put in the day we're flying to Orlando, Dec. 17.
My DD will miss 3 days, even leaving on Friday night before the cruise. They have three days the next week. Hope she doesn't miss too many 8th grade semester finals. This year she missed the last two days before the break for our cruise. Her teachers were pretty accomodating, she got straight A's for the nine weeks.
If you take a kid out for a full year, you're a Homeschooler! Or would that be Worldschooler in your friend's case? What an incredible opportunity! Diana