Why extend the calendar feedback?

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Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

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There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

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There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

I took a look at NYCPS’s calendar because that was the most diverse big school district I could think of. Their calendar is messed up for other reasons and I wouldn’t choose it myself. However - they have school on Diwali (10/24) and we had that off. Thought that was interesting. Were there really that many kids and teachers absent for Diwali? MCPS does have off but has it as a professional workday, not a total holiday like FCPS.

[Anonymous]

When is the actual decision day for this?

[Anonymous]

How do we even give feedback?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

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There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

Maybe someone should sue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

+1
There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

Maybe someone should sue.

Need deep pockets and willing to be falsely accused as a bigot and racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

+1
There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

I took a look at NYCPS’s calendar because that was the most diverse big school district I could think of. Their calendar is messed up for other reasons and I wouldn’t choose it myself. However - they have school on Diwali (10/24) and we had that off. Thought that was interesting. Were there really that many kids and teachers absent for Diwali? MCPS does have off but has it as a professional workday, not a total holiday like FCPS.

Well one of the problems with the religious holidays is that most of the people who celebrate Diwali traditionally do not keep their kids home from school that day. So it's kind of hard to gather absence data when the population who actually celebrate the holiday do not stay home from school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

+1
There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

Maybe someone should sue.

Need deep pockets and willing to be falsely accused as a bigot and racist.

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That’s why no one has. It’s what FCPS is counting on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

+1
There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

I took a look at NYCPS’s calendar because that was the most diverse big school district I could think of. Their calendar is messed up for other reasons and I wouldn’t choose it myself. However - they have school on Diwali (10/24) and we had that off. Thought that was interesting. Were there really that many kids and teachers absent for Diwali? MCPS does have off but has it as a professional workday, not a total holiday like FCPS.

Well one of the problems with the religious holidays is that most of the people who celebrate Diwali traditionally do not keep their kids home from school that day. So it's kind of hard to gather absence data when the population who actually celebrate the holiday do not stay home from school.

Right so if they don’t stay home then they don’t need the day off anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When is the actual decision day for this?

Who knows! They keep kicking the can down the road. At this rate we might know by Memorial Day

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

+1
There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

Maybe someone should sue.

Need deep pockets and willing to be falsely accused as a bigot and racist.

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That’s why no one has. It’s what FCPS is counting on.

Should be that hard to file a class action with a named plaintiff who is a republican and is used to getting called those things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess.

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now.

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.

+1
There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.

Maybe someone should sue.

Need deep pockets and willing to be falsely accused as a bigot and racist.

+1
That’s why no one has. It’s what FCPS is counting on.

Should be that hard to file a class action with a named plaintiff who is a republican and is used to getting called those things.

Republicans aren't going to challenge religion in the schools, are you kidding? You need a Bill Maher Democrat for this lawsuit.