Parents who reside more than 200 miles apart shall exercise the following holidays as follows:
Holiday | Details | Even-Numbered Years | Odd-Numbered Years |
Easter weekend | Starts when school is released for the holiday weekend and ends at 8:00 a.m. on the day school recommences after the holiday weekend. | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Spring Break, if one is designated separately from Easter | Starts when school is released for Spring Break and ends at 8:00 a.m. on the day school begins after the break. If a spring break is not granted by the school, this provision would not apply. Also, if the spring break is combined with Easter, this provision would not apply. | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Thanksgiving | Starts when school releases on Wednesday or 3:15 p.m., whichever is applicable, and ends Monday at 8:00 a.m. | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Winter Break | The winter break starts when the day the children are released from school for the break and continues to the morning of the day the children return to school. | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
SDCL tit. 25, ch. 4A, app TO CHAPTER 25-4A, Guideline 3, 3.1