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Back To School? Already? Where Did Summer Go?

Patch's Question of the Week asks, are Marietta kids heading back to school too soon?

Used to be, kids in most Atlanta schools went back into the classrooms after Labor Day.

Man, those were the days.

For the 2012-13 school year, Marietta City Schools open Aug. 12.

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To some, it seems as if summer vacation gets shorter and shorter each year. To others (harried parents running out of kid-friendly entertainment options, perhaps?), it can't come soon enough.

So our Patch Question of the Week is:

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Do you feel that summer vacation is too short? Do kids head back to school too early? Or do they need that classroom time in order to prepare themselves for a successful future?

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