No Holiday Breaks for SEP

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Ellen Bombela
News Editor
                At the start of the 2015-16 school year, no holiday breaks will be given to the students and faculty of the Southeast Polk district. At a recent school board meeting, members came to the agreement that all breaks should be terminated due to students’ inability to learn effectively and return to a normal school schedule after a long weekend or week-long plus break.
                “I think that this decision is in the best interest for students to learn to the best of their ability year-round and not have the distraction of a break to get in the way of their learning,” said board member Brad Pitt.
                Many teachers are in agreement with the school board.
                “I have been waiting years for breaks to go away. They are a waste of time for everybody. Why would students want to be sitting at home bored over break when they could be learning more information in their classes?” said English teacher Vin Diesel.
                Though board members and teachers think it is a good idea, students disagree.
                “Breaks are the only things that give me motivation to go to school. Without them, I am going to be locked away  in the school five days a week for the entirety of the academic year,” said sophomore Melissa McCarthy. 

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