Spring Break in Devout America
#33 of Maverick Hotel side content
Just another in-universe report I made up, detailing the state of Spring Break vacations in my dystopian world of Maverick Hotel.
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Spring break is considered a sacred time for kids and teenagers throughout the Devout States of America. One to two weeks of sabbatical for those in school, allowing cubs and teenaged furs the opportunity to spend time with their families, especially in the days leading up to Easter Day.
Within the Devout States, most families like to go on road trips local. Perhaps this will include a tour of museums or parks within the state, maybe even a single vacation spent at home enjoying the weather outside. Plenty of families prefer the chance to go out and travel. These popular destinations include the warmer states such as Florida, Alabama, the Carolinas, and Louisiana. Texas used to be among this, but due to the ongoing Second American Civil War, the risks of being caught up in a sudden invasion by the Western Republic has diminished the state's popularity with tourism.
Unfortunately, this active trend of spring break is starting to gradually change over the years, most of which revolving around the rising expenses of domestic travel within the Devout States and its annexed territories. By mid-2019, Devout-occupied tourist destinations such as Havana, Cuba and the Mexican coastal city of Cancun catered mostly to upper-middle class families capable of affording such a trip.
Regarding those who are rich or ignorant travel outside of the Devout States and its borders, it is considered a difficult endeavor. The yearly sanctions placed upon Devout America due to its aggressive imperialistic policy left little opportunities for easily visiting other countries, yet it did not stop many families from spending spring break despite the international condemnation. In fact, the Devout States government had to bar traveling to countries such as Canada when it became clear such 'vacations' were mere pretense towards escape. Until the travel ban was signed into law in January of 2004, it is estimated roughly 30-40,000 Devout furs made such 'vacations. Nowadays, only diplomats could be allowed such a luxury.
If families are too poor or pensive to consider a vacation, the Devout States government has them covered. Families considered at or below the poverty line are encouraged to send their young ones to local spring break camp of their choosing. These supervised programs vary depending on state, government backing, or activities conducted throughout spring break, but the most common themes include teaching cubs the best Christian values taught by the National Church of America, as well as teaching discipline to the more...unruly children. There is even a special program for teenagers, with the spring break program often being a free trial for families desperate to control their wayward and disobedient of their cubs. Parents unsatisfied with the spring break program are also given the option to send their wild, teenaged offspring to a special program: Bibleland, a series of state-sponsored summer schools in various locations throughout the heartland. Those who are admitted into these summer schools become better versions of their previous selves, and Bibleland's track record is 100% guaranteed.