Dominican school holidays could be moved to the first two months of the year

posted on: Jan 22 2010 11:22 by The Reporter. Viewed 614 times.


No more school summer holidays could be on the cards for school children in the Dominican Republic.
Melanio Paredes, Secretary of State for Education says they are looking to move the holidays to January and February.

�We have to see the impact it would have on citizens,� he said in a speech on the TV show �Today�.
"The school calendar in the Dominican Republic has to be modified, and we are considering a consultation to see the options. In Panama, for example, the school year starts in March and ends in December, 207 days of teaching."

He noted that many kids miss school days from December to February due to vacations and holidays.
"Families are not fulfilling their responsibilities," he said, and reiterated that he believes a solution would be to have a vacation in January and February in addition to days off in December, rather than the summer months.

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