Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
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Anonymous
| Not on the agenda until 11:35 am. |
Anonymous
| That's only two hours from now. |
Anonymous
| Public comments are scheduled for 11 AM, right? Maybe someone will speak then. |
Anonymous
| I don't think the public comments will be about this because they were on the agenda before this was announced (just Friday when the agenda was released). |
Anonymous
| Comments are starting. One person speaking (already on the agenda) appears to be complaining about the new holiday/teacher workday. |
Anonymous
That's good. |
Anonymous
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That person did a good job. Citing last year's decision to remove references vs. last month's decision to honor a specific religion. Nothing specific on the calendar shift, just "you say you can't and won't do this... and then you do."
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Anonymous
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Here is a transcript of the comments on the calendar.
http://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/A4ZHHW484A4B/$file/Ellen%20Paul.pdf |
Anonymous
| Two people speaking in favor of the calendar and the inclusion of the Muslim holiday. |
Anonymous
| Thank you for posting these updates for those of us who can't watch the meeting. Good to know what is happening. |
Anonymous
No, Diwali is a Hindu holiday. So they want to add a NEW freaking holiday. |
Anonymous
| Tuned into live to watch comments on calendar and when it came up on the agenda they skipped it and said it was discussed earlier. Did anyone watch earlier? |
Anonymous
| PP again. The 2 Indian men speaking about Diwali were not on the original list for public comments. |
Anonymous
Not sure what you mean. They just finished public comments. They moved Item 13 (?) up after Public Comments. I haven't heard anything about the school year calendar. |
Anonymous
| Ooops, item 12 was moved up, not item 13. |