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Another 2-week spring break for Surrey students

School district saves $400,000 reducing instructional days.
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Students in Surrey public schools will get another two-week break next spring.

The Surrey Board of Education voted Thursday to extend the one-week provincial break by four days next March.

The extra closure days are March 25-28, which fall between the standard spring break week and Easter, meaning kids will be out of school March 18 to April 1.

Two-week spring breaks have become the norm in many B.C. school districts as boards try to save money. In Surrey, the savings are pegged at about $400,000.

There are also six district-wide non-instructional days scheduled in Surrey for the 2012-13 school year.

School districts are required to adopt calendars for each of their schools on or before May 31 for the following school year.