Why is MCPS closed on Tuesday, February 17?

[Anonymous]

That’s the question.

[Anonymous]

Why are you asking this now ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you asking this now ?

Because I want to know.

[Anonymous]

Lunar New Year

[Anonymous]

Maybe because of Chinese New Year.

[Anonymous]

Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

Maybe you should go back to private school. We take loads of religious and cultural holidays off here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

Maybe you should go back to private school. We take loads of religious and cultural holidays off here.

For a particular race of people? That is not the case. If so, we’d never go to school. When did this start?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

Maybe you should go back to private school. We take loads of religious and cultural holidays off here.

For a particular race of people? That is not the case. If so, we’d never go to school. When did this start?

Sounds like private is the place for you!

[Anonymous]

Chinese New Year

[Anonymous]

LCPS and FCPS are also out of school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

Maybe you should go back to private school. We take loads of religious and cultural holidays off here.

For a particular race of people? That is not the case. If so, we’d never go to school. When did this start?

It's been the case for some years now. You can check prior calendars. The have Diwali, Eid al Fitr, Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and days off around Easter and Christmas.

[Anonymous]

And this year they wanted to take advantage of the proximity to President's Day to have a four day weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

Maybe you should go back to private school. We take loads of religious and cultural holidays off here.

For a particular race of people? That is not the case. If so, we’d never go to school. When did this start?

It's not a holiday for a "race of people." You ignorant chump. Crawl back into your hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would this be a holiday? Is this new? We are new to public school?

Maybe you should go back to private school. We take loads of religious and cultural holidays off here.

For a particular race of people? That is not the case. If so, we’d never go to school. When did this start?

It's been the case for some years now. You can check prior calendars. The have Diwali, Eid al Fitr, Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and days off around Easter and Christmas.

NP. I would prefer they NOT tie spring break to Easter. Our family spends Easter as a religious holiday, but my kids also want a nice spring break vacation and the two don't work well together. Easter is a Sunday so school is not cancelled for it. Christmas is over "winter break."