We traveled on business often in spring, summer, and fall across the south and everywhere we went around a Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, & Thanksgiving we encountered every imaginable junior or teen sports tournament.
Boys, girls, soccer, swimming, baseball, etc.—the 2, 3, or 4 day tourneys always fell on and around those holidays which meant school days off, and a shortened summer break to compensate. Which came first ? The helicoptering kids to tournaments to earn scholarships squeezed around holidays ? Or existing holidays which helicoptering parents put to their advantage.
It happened so often, without fail, I wondered if school boards were OK with kids dealing with dangerous heat if it meant a convenient mini-vacay “for the kids”.
FWIW.
add MLK Day, Veterans Day, President’s Day and any others and we’ve got at least 2 weeks of school days rescheduled.