This!! 1000% agree. It is getting out of hand. |
If they re-did it and got rid of the absurd religious holidays, it would be very popular. I hope potential future SB members are reading this. |
Dear school board, There is no pleasing these people. They are probably the same ones who asked for a three year calendar to plan vacations. They are youngkin trolls looking for ANY angle (including the calendar) too trumpet about voting out the school board. There are more sane people and parents in the county that outnumber these fools. Please don't listen. Thanks, Most People |
No. There are plenty of never-Youngkin people who think most kids should go to school on Eid, Diwali, Yom Kippur, etc, etc, and that those who need a day off for PERSONAL reasons should be given leniency in their schedule. |
It’s a bit shocking that people are so passionately against 4-5 days. It’s less than 3% of the school year. |
People are extremely impulsive short-sighted if they think having to deal with their kids for those 5 days is worth voting in republicans for charters and vouchers and Christian nationalism in FCPS. |
If you informed as opposed to bloviating - you would know it was Reid who had the idea for 3 years. |
I LOVE having a 3 yr calendar. I don’t care if it is bad or not. It is ridiculous that they wait 4 months until the end of school to decide on a calendar. I’m just thankful it is done for 3 yrs. Enough is enough! There will always be some ground unhappy- make a decision and stick to it! |
+1 I will never waste my time on another FCPS survey. |
But the survey was used. Several of the Board members wanted shorter winter breaks but they backed down because the survey was overwhelming. The changes the Dr. Reid made on the final day were minor. One was to switch a TW by a week to align with a quarter end and the other was to align the end of the third Q with Spring Break. Otherwise it was the exact same blue calendar. And those changes were good ones. |
That only works if the principals approve working from an alternate location. Mine doesn't. We have to be in the building or use vacation, except that very first day of the contract in August that is mandated as work from an alternate location. So if the calendar stands, I will be working on religious days to keep my head afloat (fine) and in the building those last days to show my face and stare at a wall to avoid using leave (not fine) or using leave (definitely not fine, I don't have any left after having a kid so it would be leave without pay). We cannot turn in keys until the last day of the contract unless we use leave either. They either need to mandate principals allow "work ("work") from an alternate location and check out early if ready", or they are making it worse for staff. |
That day in August was removed. |
The SB isn't supposed to have political affiliation and it's a shame it's morphed into that though. If a SB candidate ran on the ticket to repeal the calendar i think the person woukd becquite successful |
The SB royally messed up with keeping the schools shut for way longer than neccessary (and the rest of the country)....that was the catalyst. Do people not remember that? How furious people were? The CRT, TJ debacle, award recognition, and the list goes on....now the calendar. |
Huh? I’m a lifelong Dem. Never voted R in my life. I am voting for any R to replace this school board, though. Will be a first for me. And I am far from alone. Most of my D friends hate the religion days off. I think the out of touch folks are you all who support endless four day weeks |