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POLL: Should Halloween Always be on a Saturday?

One Connecticut legislator thinks so.

Every Oct. 31, little goblins and ghouls stay up passed their bed times, even if they have school the next day.

But one Connecticut lawmaker proposed this week that Halloween should permanently be moved to the last Saturday in October.

“Halloween is [a] fun night for the whole family, but not so much when you have to race home from work, get the kids ready for trick or treating, welcome the neighborhood children, and then try to get everyone to bed for an early school and work morning,” State Representative Timothy Larson wrote in a press release.

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It's unclear how much of an impact Halloween actually has on school attendance, though.

has headed up the for almost 19 years, and she said she's never noticed a spike in absences the day after Halloween, and she doesn't expect anything different this year.

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Larson also argued that on a weekend, children could begin trick-or-treating earlier, when there's more daylight.

This year, that won't be an issue for Prince George's County public schools. Halloween falls on Monday, when schools are closed for a teacher grading day.

But as Larson said in the press release, candy-stuffed kids will still have to wake up for school the next morning.

So what do you think? Would it be better if Halloween were always on a Saturday? And do you allow your kids to stay up past their bedtimes on Halloween? Take the anonymous poll, and leave a comment!


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