A two-week vacation in March? Not so fast say some of Wareham’s school officials.

Presented with the idea of combining February and April vacations into one in-between, extended break, the School Committee weighed the pros and cons of changing the schools’ schedules Wednesday night.

Committee Chairman Geoff Swett said the idea was requested by a School Committee member, and it was added to the agenda to get a sense of what people thought about the idea.

Dr. Clifford Sylvia said he’d like to see things remain the same as they currently are.

“Keep it the way it is,” he said.

Rhonda Veugen said she’d consider the possibilities.

“My personal opinion is, as a working parent, it’s more difficult to find a consistent program for my child when it comes to having two different vacations as well as planning anything long term,” Veugen said. “It is similar to whether it’s summer vacation or a long plan over Christmas … It’s not only two weeks during that time. … I know as a parent where it’s a big block where we know what we’re going to do as a family. … That is helpful.”

Swett said it would take an “overwhelming consensus of the school district to make any changes regarding the schedule.”

Judy Capporiccio said she could see where the change would have its advantages.

Student representative Noah Wambolt said he thinks it could disrupt the flow of the semester.

“I’m more of a traditionalist,” he said. “[My concern] is how it would affect the curriculum. Two weeks off in March seems like a big break in between. It’d be a lot to adjust to.”

Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood said that in the midwest, schools tend to have a one-week break in March.

“It’s a very long time waiting until March after Christmas,” she said, also noting a need to make up two extra days for the holidays that fall during those weeks. I have concerns about changing.”

Wareham High Principal Scott Palladino said that ultimately, it’d take a change for the whole area to make anything happen.

“It would be devastating to our yearly attendance rates,” he said, noting that if other schools were on vacation, some students with family members in other districts would potentially be making travel plans together. “If everyone was doing it, I would rather do it that way. I’m just worried about a lot of things that would put our students at a disadvantage. Professionally, I don’t think we should stand alone on this endeavor.”