Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
Young people learning how to Kayak as part of a summer camp in Co Cork. Alamy Stock Photo
The Daily PollPoll: Are the school summer holidays too long?
An online petition in Italy to shorten the summer holidays has attracted over 60,000 signatures.
IN A FEW weeks, primary and secondary school pupils will return to school after their summer holidays.
In Italy, the school summer holiday lasts for 14 weeks and some parents say they are sick of entertaining their children over the summer.
“We’re stuck with the old agriculture-based calendar when kids had to stop school in June to work in the fields, but that was 100 years ago,” said one mother to Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
So with the summer holidays drawing to a close, we want to know: Are the school summer holidays too long?
Poll Results:
No (9090)
Yes (5403)
Unsure / No opinion (702)
have your say