Why did FCPS screw up on Diwali?

[Anonymous]

It’s the end of the quarter, which is why Friday is off and not today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Diwali start at sundown today?

No. It was all day. Diwali is supposed to be an FCPS holiday by their policy (I don’t like the religious holidays) but they put it on the wrong day. Definitely a screw up. But they haven’t said a word to explain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Diwali is a day they give off for anyway. It’s just an observation day meaning that there will be no tests or assignments due.

It is a holiday, noted with a "H" and the explanation below is Diwali, All Saints. Other religious holiday where you actually get off is in October.

[Anonymous]

No school the day after Halloween? And it’s a Friday? Let me tell you who is NOT complaining:

Every staff member in an elementary school. This is the greatest move ever.

[Anonymous]

*moves to India, posts in forum*

Why isn’t the school system properly recognizing Ash Wednesday this year? Gosh!

[Anonymous]

I certainly hope that St Patrick’s Day will be designated a school holiday.

Love,

Kathleen O’Herlihy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one cares about these dumb religious holidays. Its end of quarter teacher workdays but they gave a nod to some holidays to be "inclusive"

The people who celebrate the holidays are about them, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does Diwali start at sundown today?

Quoting myself ^

Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 6:22 AM – Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 8:46 AM

Do you know what AM means?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools should not be off on religious holidays in the first place. If your family celebrates a religious holiday your kid should be allowed to stay home that day with an excused absence. They should not close the whole school system down so you can celebrate.

What happened to the separation of church and state in America?! If I wanted that, I would have stayed in my own country, not immigrated here.

Why do all the schools close on basically every religious holiday?!

Yes let's please stop pinning spring break to easter and winter break to Christmas and instead tie them to quarter end. Thank you!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:*moves to India, posts in forum*

Why isn’t the school system properly recognizing Ash Wednesday this year? Gosh!

If the school calendar marked the day as Ash Wednesday, but it was actually the day after Ash Wednesday, wouldn't you be confused? If they wanted to give a day off for quarter end, then that's fine, just mark it as quarter end, but don't pretend it is Diwali when it's not.

[Anonymous]

You're all completely missing the point because you're so scared of other races and religions. The point was why did FCPS say that tomorrow is Diwali when today is Diwali?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're all completely missing the point because you're so scared of other races and religions. The point was why did FCPS say that tomorrow is Diwali when today is Diwali?

I don’t know OP. It’s possible the timing of Diwali changed at some point, because I originally had Nov 1st marked as Diwali on my calendar, and only realized a few weeks ago that it’s actually Oct 31st. I think lunar calendar based holidays sometimes change.

[Anonymous]

^ And I am Hindu and celebrate if

[Anonymous]

*it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're all completely missing the point because you're so scared of other races and religions. The point was why did FCPS say that tomorrow is Diwali when today is Diwali?

Because it’s when they’re observing Diwali. If the (at most, likely) 15% of students who ACTUALLY observe Diwali needed to miss today, they would be excused. For everyone else they observe Diwali tomorrow