Schools split on holiday break travel rules Share Updated: 6:02 PM EDT Apr 16, 2021 Share Updated: 6:02 PM EDT Apr 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REQUIREMENT TO A RECOMMENDATION. NOT ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS DECIDED TO DO THE SAME. MANY MASSACHUSETTS FAMILIES -- WHETHER ON SNOW COVRED HIGHWAYS OR ABOARD FRESHLY DE-ICED PLANES, MANY MASSACHUSETTS FAMILIES ARE EAGER TO GET AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND’S SO-CALLED SPRING. AND USE NEXT WEEK’S SCHOOL BREAK TO FINALLY TAKE A REAL VACATION. >> WE’RE GOING TO LOS ANGELES. >> WE’RE HEADED TO CINCINNATI, OHIO. >> FLYING TO NASHVILLE, DRIVING TO ATLANTA AND THEN FLYING TO MIAMI. DAVID SOME ARE EAGER FOR WARMER : WEATHER, OTHERS VISITING RELATIVES THEY HAVEN’T SEEN IN MORE THAN A YEAR. 11TH-GRADER KEVIN BARRETT SAYS LIKE A LOT OF HIS CLASSMATES HE’LL BE VISITING COLLEGE CAMPUSES ALONG WITH HIS MOTHER. >> THEY’RE ASKING US TO GET HIM TESTED 72 HOURS BEFORE HE COMES BACK. >> IS IT A REQUIREMENT OR A RECOMMENDATION? >> IT’S A RECOMMENDATION. DAVID WHILE SOME SCHOOLS ARE : FOLLOWING THE STATE’S LEAD AND ONLY RECOMMENDING TESTING OR QUARANTINING FOR RETURNING STUDENTS AT STAFF. OTHERS SUCH AS MILTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THEIR POLICY AS A REQUIREMENT. >> I KNOW SOME PARENTS MAY BE UPSET WITH THAT. DAVID MILTON’S SUPERINTENDENT : ESTIMATES UP TO 300 OF HIS DISTRICT’S FAMILIES WILL BE TRAVELING NEXT WEEK. HE SAYS THE TOWN WILL OFFER TESTING LATE NEXT WEEK IN TIME FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE RESULTS BEFORE CLASSES RESUME. SOME FAMILIES HEADING OUT POINT OUT KIDS STAYING CLOSE TO HOME COULD ALSO CATCH THE CORONAVIRUS FROM FRIENDS DOWN THE STREET. >> YOU COULD GET IT ANYWHERE. SO IT’S KIND OF SIX IN ONE, HALF DOZEN IN ANOTHER.