Do I start school the latest out of all of us?

[W.T.Faulkner]

I don't meet my kids until September 4, and that's early.  The rest of the school district (Philly) doesn't start til September 9!

Hm.  Are we just a lazy city?  

[wambam]

Growing up, my school district alternated between a pre-Labor Day start and a post.

[Kristinmo]

Schools here start either the Tuesday or Wednesday after labor day.

[jaylea]

We are Sept 4th too. We always started after Labor Day growing up.

[joenali]

We start Sept. 4.

[TrickyBob]

Central, PA. Local school starts August 26th. My old school always starts the week before labor day weekend.

[Deleted]

We start Aug 27

[texassmith]

DD1's public school starts 8/26, but DD2's preschool doesn't start until 9/5.

[papie]

Lazy, all of you!

Our school starts just on the 28th but PT. FT only on the 4th. College (where I teach) starts the day after labour day.

[gretchenindisguise]

Growing up - our schools always started the Tuesday after labor day.

And my mom's University started near the beginning of August.

I think my home school district now starts before the University. It's so odd to me.

[joenali]

Most colleges and universities around here start at the end of September

[Yankees21]

Most of the elementary schools around here went back to school last Monday-Thursday. Seems so early!

[bab]

My kids don't go back until Sept 9th because of the jewish holiday.  It's probably the same reason in Philly.  Normally they go back the Wednesday after Labor Day. 

[Deleted]

We always start the day after Labor Day so September 3 here.

[jssymom14]

I have had students since last week But we finish before Memorial Day

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 19, 2013 12:16:33 GMT -5 bab said:

My kids don't go back until Sept 9th because of the jewish holiday.  It's probably the same reason in Philly.  Normally they go back the Wednesday after Labor Day. 

I overheard this at the grocery store today too.

[eddy]

In Iowa we have always started late August. Our school district is the last to start on the 21st in the state. The times have creeped up over the years.

I wonder what changed? Do we require more school days or something?

[eddy]

Oh and our university starts next week.

[shopgirl07]

My son always started the Thursday after Labor Day. So this year it would be Sept. 5th.

[Deleted]

We start 9/9, which is crazy late for us.

[KKD]

August is too early! Growing up we always started after Labor Day.

We're in the Philly burbs and start 9/9.

[messykitchen]

I'm in Iowa too eddy! We start the 22nd here, but it seems to vary. I have friends a county over who started last week.

[snickers]

That's normal around here!

[WOT?*]

Another 4th over here. I always started after Labor Day growing up. It always threw me when the kids started in mid or late August instead.

[BlackCanary]

I remember starting after Labor Day. 

[macmars45]

First day for kids in my district is Sept 5th.

Growing up my school always started the Wednesday before Labor Day weekend. I thought it was good because you slowly get into school. First week is 3 days, second week is 4 days and then the third week is 5 days.

[chchchia]

NJ 2 start the 6th one the 9th of Sept..all these people going back to school now seems so weird to me

[Deleted]

My kidlet starts September 3rd which I like much better. August is a stupid month to start school in.