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Parents ask Wethersfield board to revisit December break amid concerns about learning loss and childcare
Summary
During public comment, residents urged the board to reconsider a 16‑day December break and asked for a ParentSquare survey; another commenter raised concerns about Hanmer fourth‑grade class sizes of 26–27 and asked whether a third section could be restored.
Two public commenters at the Wethersfield Board of Education meeting on March 10 urged the district to revisit calendar and class‑size decisions that they said could affect learning and family finances.
Josie Peruta of 88 Copper Mill asked the board to formally review the 2026–27 December vacation schedule, which she said creates “a 16‑day learning gap” when…
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