NO!!! Wrote:
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> I bet you cannot find more than 5 families that
> want this. Prime time (lower rates and less
> people) vacation at the beaches in the 3rd week of
> Aug. Im pretty sure the teachers don't even want
> this.
Admin is the one that wants this, teachers generally support it too if you believe the survey they slapped up for 3 weeks with little announcement. Parents are split ~51% for 49% against the change; look here for the results
http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/A9382F6DCB2C/$file/Calendar%20Survey%20Results%20April%202016.pdf