Schenectady School District, located in upstate New York, hosts a “Night Off” event in October and March. On a certain day our entire school district will not have any homework, or tests the next day. There will be no after-school activities, including sporting events and rehearsals. The purpose of this event is to give students and parents a time to reconnect! They can sit down for a family dinner or eat out, play board games, see a movie, have discussions, read together, or any other way parents and children can reconnect without the stress of school demands. Along with this, we have encouraged our entire city and religious community to do the same by not scheduling meetings of any sort. In addition, we are encouraging local restaurants to offer discounts.