Do your kids go to school the day after Halloween?

[mickeyfan2]

A sugar high is not an legal excuse to miss school.

 

[Stitchfans]

DD is in school right now. She was in from trick or treating by 8:00 and in bed by 9:30. I'm off since the high school only had a half a day which means no lunch is served.

 

[Disney_Dreaming]

After you put up your poll and included the "religious reasons" option, I recalled that tomorrow IS All Saint's Day. So perhaps if the kids go to Catholic school, they do not have school tomorrow.

Our oldest went to a Catholic college and they did not have classes on the Holy Days.

My son attends a Catholic school. School is open today and the kids will be going to Mass.

 

[Rachie0507]

My kids are both in school today. DD7 had the normal amount of homework last night and a big test today. DS5 (kindergarten) is having his Halloween party today. They also have All Saints mass this morning (Catholic school) so I think the kindergarten teachers scheduled out their day with the understanding that the 5 year olds might have a hard time functioning today

I wouldn't let them stay home unless they were sick. They were in bed by 8:30 last night--just a bit later than normal. They are out later than that when we go to school activities scheduled at night, like concerts and such.

 

[solferino]

I answered #1, but today there is no school because of parent teacher conferences. for the kids at DD's school. It's not happened like that before, but because Halloween fell on a Thursday they were able to do it. (PT conferences are on a Wed afternoon and all day Thurs since Wed is a half-day always)

 

[Ciao Mickey]

DD14 insists that many of her friends "never" go to school the day after Halloween. I've never heard of such a thing. Is this common?

Editing to clarify: I don't mean a scheduled day for the schools to be closed. I mean that the parents LET the kids take an "unscheduled" day off.

ETA: She'd be in school even if she was the only one there. And she's not giving me a hard time about it. Just for the record.

Never heard of kids doing this in my neck of the woods.

 

[KTSMOM]

My DD is lucky. She is in year round school and is tracked out during Halloween so she gets to go to the Y camp and play instead of going to school. That's a bonus to her.

 

[Barb D]

Your daughter's trying to get away with something. As a teacher, I can assure you that the day after Halloween is NOT an acceptable skip day among most of the students. Absences are about the same as any other school day.

Actually, she wasn't. She was just telling me what her friends do. I stated in my original post (as quoted in yours ) that she wasn't giving me a hard time about going to school.

 

[LakeAriel]

My son attends a Catholic school. School is open today and the kids will be going to Mass.

I am curious where you live? I was off for all Holy Days of obligation in NYC, my kids in Westchester NY, and my Grand kids, Westchester NY....

I'm thinking it depends on the Archdiocese.

 

[Mkrop]

I am curious where you live? I was off for all Holy Days of obligation in NYC, my kids in Westchester NY, and my Grand kids, Westchester NY....

I'm thinking it depends on the Archdiocese.

I know you were not asking me and this was several years ago but when I lived in Pearl River, Rockland Co, we always ahd off for All Saints Day.

 

[nskjerven]

My kids are happy to go to school today, as they celebrate Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

This is a celebration in which we honor those that have passed away.

My kids are in a dual immerision school, half day Spanish half day English....

 

[Doe]

My kids go. Today though, my 5th & 7th graders have off for parent/teacher conferences so it worked out nice.