In general, when do schools start classes?

derouen6 wrote:
I visit the webcams at Yellowstone several times everyday. DH is freaking out over the crowds in the park. Classes have started here ( believe Louisiana starts early). Well they had started before the floods.
Our visit will be in mid September . This is our 3rd time to Yellowstone and the Tetons and DH still thinks we should have the park to ourselves. He really knows better.
Anyhoo, when does the rest of the country start school?
Thanks.
Sherry

Please pray for our flood victims.

here in northern Illinois some schools are already back...some starting the first week in August. the idea here is to have first semester exams done before the Christmas break (yes, I said Christmas break).

worst case virtually all schools everywhere should be in session no later than the day after Labor Day. this is why we travel in the spring and fall...school is in and crowds are fewer and smaller. before we retired in 2005 we used to save up our vacation and take the entire month of September off. once we got past Labor Day the parks were mostly empty out west. seeing Yellowstone in Sept. should not be a problem or at least not as much of a problem as during the peak summer months.