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Are these extra school holidays too much of a good thing?<\/p>\n

For many NYC parents of public school students, the answer is a resounding yes. With Big Apple students now only in school<\/a> for 176 days each year \u2014 with an especially long break for spring recess, currently in effect from April 2 to 10 \u2014 some parents are throwing up their hands in frustration at their children\u2019s extra time off, being forced to meet the demands of work and finding additional child care at the same time.<\/p>\n

Young Gothamites are set to log 130 fewer hours in the classroom than the national average, which adds up to 20 lost school days altogether.<\/p>\n

Young Gothamites spend 130 fewer hours in the classroom than the national average. Robert Peak \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though New York state law mandates that students are in school for a minimum of 180 days, Big Apple students lose teachers to four \u201cprofessional development days\u201d \u2014 which the state treats as an exception to this rule \u2014 along with two half days for parent-teacher conferences.<\/p>\n

This year, city students also lost a day to the February blizzard \u2014 which will not be made up, as Mayor Mamdani got a waiver from the state to void the 180-day rule this time around.<\/p>\n