This topic is always a subject of debate. When my kids were school aged, I chose not to take them out of the classroom for family vacations. I felt it sent the wrong message to our kids that their education was important, unless we wanted to save money on our vacation. With 4 kids, it was also difficult to coordinate a time when one of them didn't have something going on they didn't want to miss, which became even more difficult as they entered HS.
We chose weekend trips instead. They became so busy with sports, scouts and just hanging out with friends, even weekends became difficult after awhile. They are older now and we travel. Sometimes with them, most times without. The choices are family made were best for us. I personally believe kids should not be removed from school to save money on a vacation. We home schooled for a couple of years and loved the flexibility, but at the end of the day we believed there was value from learning in groups. Our choice doesn't mean it's the only choice or even the best choice, but it's what I suggest.
You make an excellent point. Whether or not you choose to take your kids out of school for a vacation, it’s a choice your family makes and it’s the right one for YOUR family.
Family vacations have brought my family closer and it’s memories we will always have. I mainly take my kid out because I want to go when I want to go. I don’t want to take my vacation at the same time every year.
We are in good company too, because regardless of whether we travel in January to an all inclusive, take a
Disney cruise in May or go to Disney World in September it’s always packed full of families with kids of all ages.
School breaks are just even more crowded.
We go to WDW in the summer (and we have mostly done that for a few years now) because we choose to take DS out of school for one vacation only. So if we want to go away another week we will usually hit the summer break. Third maybe after Christmas when school is still out.
We can afford to cruise with Disney in the summer too, I just choose not to... and Christmas week same.
Most of my teacher friends only take one vacation a year or every other even. I prefer to take 2 most years so then I choose to go off season for one trip.
Bottom line is everyone has a choice and does what is right for THEIR family.
Your family doesn’t regret not taking the kids out for vacations while mine doesn’t regret taking them out.
Neither is wrong.
Most of the world does and it’s not a problem.
Now, going back to OP - if we lived in Texas we would probably follow the rules and adapt.
Where I live I don’t feel it sends my kid the wrong message if I take him out of school. But in Texas it mostly likely would.
I’m not breaking any rules where I live.