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Teacher urges Desert Sands to align spring break with Easter, warns of staffing and attendance impacts
Summary
A district teacher told the board that the 2025–26 academic calendar should move spring break earlier and align with Easter, arguing misalignment causes childcare issues, testing and attendance problems and staff morale concerns.
A Desert Sands Unified teacher, Sarah Donaldson, used the board’s public‑comment period on May 6 to ask the board to reconsider the 2025–26 academic calendar and move spring break earlier to align with Easter.
“As a DSUSD teacher, I believe the academic calendar for the 25‑26 year needs to be revised to make spring break earlier,” Donaldson said during the public…
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