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Stratham parent urges shorter kindergarten orientation after district schedules four days
Summary
At the Stratham School District’s joint board meeting a parent said this year’s four-day kindergarten orientation is creating a substantial childcare and work burden and asked the board to coordinate start/end dates across grades to reduce impacts on families.
A Stratham parent told the school board that a planned four-day kindergarten orientation will impose substantial childcare and work burdens on families.
Brandon Michaud, of 55 Winnetcutt Road, said his incoming kindergartner’s orientation letter showed a four-day schedule this year, up from two days when his older child enrolled. “Not only do I have to take four days out of work, I’m paying for four days of childcare…
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