{
  "id": 16048816,
  "title": "I make my kids skip school for a long weekend. I wish they had personal days so they didn't stress over it.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/i-make-my-kids-skip-school-for-a-long-weekend-i-wish-they-had",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:43:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/family-travel-kids-school-weekend-trip-stress-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For her annual family vacation in the Catskill Mountains, the author takes her two sons a day or two off from school. However, this often causes stress, as they aren't afforded personal days. The author wishes they could take a break without the pressure of makeup work. This year, she encouraged her older children to get ahead on assignments, but their teachers hadn't prepared work in advance. They completed some work during their trip and finished the rest upon returning. The author believes kids should have more opportunities for family time away from school.",
  "summary": "We take our kids to the Catskills every fall for a long weekend. Making up the schoolwork after missing just a day can be daunting.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}