Sept 26- day off?

[Anonymous]

Are the MCPS schools in session on Monday, September 26?

[Anonymous]

There is no school on Sept 26 - it's Rosh Hashanah.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/calendar/2022-2023%20Traditional%20School%20Year%20Calendar.pdf

[Anonymous]

I don't know why mcps can't just say Rosh Hashanah. We should demand equity between religious holidays! (Kidding)

[Anonymous]

A few years ago they decided to remove the names of all of the holidays and just report them as non-instructional days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A few years ago they decided to remove the names of all of the holidays and just report them as non-instructional days.

It was 2014. I remember it far too well.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/backlash-over-montgomery-decision-to-strip-christmas-from-school-calendar/2014/11/12/80766d2c-6a8d-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html

It made national news. The headlines were basically "Mont. County maryland no long gives Christmas break to students." After getting multiple texts about it, I explained to my out-of-state family that "Don't believe the headline. We really do have a break at Christmastime." They really didn't believe me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A few years ago they decided to remove the names of all of the holidays and just report them as non-instructional days.

It was 2014. I remember it far too well.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/backlash-over-montgomery-decision-to-strip-christmas-from-school-calendar/2014/11/12/80766d2c-6a8d-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html

It made national news. The headlines were basically "Mont. County maryland no long gives Christmas break to students." After getting multiple texts about it, I explained to my out-of-state family that "Don't believe the headline. We really do have a break at Christmastime." They really didn't believe me.

Your relatives may need more to do.