I don't see what's up with all the whining. My kids start on the 15th. They have been out since the middle of May. I am fine with it. They got their three months off.
Our school has a semester before Christmas and one after. It seems quite logical to me.
Because a lot of kids don't get out the middle of May. They usually get out around here somewhere in the first week of June and then go back August 1st? That's insane.