All these days off...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

Probably because FCPS is taking off for a Jewish religious holiday.

[Anonymous]

How many kids have to stay home and fend for themselves today?

[Anonymous]

Another day off. I am not sure how we have come to accept this. Please email the School Board and Reid.
I have! We all need to say something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

Probably because FCPS is taking off for a Jewish religious holiday.

Doesn’t answer the question. Unless your point is minorities should be treated differently?

Unless of course you’re willing to move Christmas break and Easter Break so we’re not all stuck with those exact weeks off across the country and then you can stay home for a religious observance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many kids have to stay home and fend for themselves today?

Same number as a teacher work day. You knew when you had kids there would be days you’d be responsible for them.

[Anonymous]

In 2020, 3% of the the adult living in Fairfax County identified as Jewish. (This does not include the under 18s and does not include employees that live outside of the county)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 2020, 3% of the the adult living in Fairfax County identified as Jewish. (This does not include the under 18s and does not include employees that live outside of the county)

I don’t agree with all of these days off, but it does increase awareness of other religions, at least in my family. We are not religious but my kids (and I) now know about all of these religious holidays and when they occur.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

Probably because FCPS is taking off for a Jewish religious holiday.

Doesn’t answer the question. Unless your point is minorities should be treated differently?

Unless of course you’re willing to move Christmas break and Easter Break so we’re not all stuck with those exact weeks off across the country and then you can stay home for a religious observance?

Christmas is a federal holiday and one of the first federal holidays. It has been a major cultural and religious holiday in the United States since our founding. It is celebrated in some form by the vast majority of Americans.

No one reasonable goes to another country and demands that the country ditch its primary cultural traditions. This is a completely unserious statement.

Easter Holy Week is tied to spring break because that is what all the other public schools in northern Virginia do. Fcps tried to untie it, but it wrecked havok on childcare for teachers so FCPS moved it back to Easter Holy Week.

Fyi, the Catholic and Christian private schools don't attach spring break to Easter Holy Week. It is religiously inappropriate for a fun party vacation week to occur over Holy Week. Christians view Holy Week as a sombre time of sacrifice, prayer and reflection, not a fun beach and Disneyworld week. For Christians, separating spring break from Easter Holy Week would be preferred.

Tying spring break to Easter Holy Week is a purely secular decision from secular non Christians or non practicing Christians who don't understand Holy Week or Christianity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In 2020, 3% of the the adult living in Fairfax County identified as Jewish. (This does not include the under 18s and does not include employees that live outside of the county)

I don’t agree with all of these days off, but it does increase awareness of other religions, at least in my family. We are not religious but my kids (and I) now know about all of these religious holidays and when they occur.

You certainly can increase your awareness of religions without forcing over 100,000 kids to take the day off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

Probably because FCPS is taking off for a Jewish religious holiday.

Doesn’t answer the question. Unless your point is minorities should be treated differently?

Unless of course you’re willing to move Christmas break and Easter Break so we’re not all stuck with those exact weeks off across the country and then you can stay home for a religious observance?

Christmas is a federal holiday and one of the first federal holidays. It has been a major cultural and religious holiday in the United States since our founding. It is celebrated in some form by the vast majority of Americans.

No one reasonable goes to another country and demands that the country ditch its primary cultural traditions. This is a completely unserious statement.

Easter Holy Week is tied to spring break because that is what all the other public schools in northern Virginia do. Fcps tried to untie it, but it wrecked havok on childcare for teachers so FCPS moved it back to Easter Holy Week.

Fyi, the Catholic and Christian private schools don't attach spring break to Easter Holy Week. It is religiously inappropriate for a fun party vacation week to occur over Holy Week. Christians view Holy Week as a sombre time of sacrifice, prayer and reflection, not a fun beach and Disneyworld week. For Christians, separating spring break from Easter Holy Week would be preferred.

Tying spring break to Easter Holy Week is a purely secular decision from secular non Christians or non practicing Christians who don't understand Holy Week or Christianity.

Since Christmas is off federally anyway, we really have no reason to tie the entire country to having to be off at the same time.

You realize Christianity is not native to this country right? Y'all didn’t just come here and ask it be respected, you slaughtered the natives and decimated their religions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 2020, 3% of the the adult living in Fairfax County identified as Jewish. (This does not include the under 18s and does not include employees that live outside of the county)

Hindus are around the same percentage (diwali off)

Orthodox Christians are a much tinier group. Are they even 1%? Yet we have Orthodox Epiphany off (Jan 17) and Orthodox Easter off (April 10)

FCPS gives Day of the Dead/All Saints Day off. (Nov 1)

That one is a complete head scratcher. Catholics (and Mexicans) do not view that as a day to take off work or school. All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation, but you don't take off work or school to meet the obligation. You simply go to Mass in the early morning or to one of the many evening Mass options. All Saints Day is not a particularly huge feast day accompanied by a bunch of significant religious and cultural traditions that require one to take off work and school.

Giving All Saints Day/ day of the dead off as a religious cultural holiday is performative and shows that FCPS doesn’t understand the holiday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

Probably because FCPS is taking off for a Jewish religious holiday.

Doesn’t answer the question. Unless your point is minorities should be treated differently?

Unless of course you’re willing to move Christmas break and Easter Break so we’re not all stuck with those exact weeks off across the country and then you can stay home for a religious observance?

Christmas is a federal holiday and one of the first federal holidays. It has been a major cultural and religious holiday in the United States since our founding. It is celebrated in some form by the vast majority of Americans.

No one reasonable goes to another country and demands that the country ditch its primary cultural traditions. This is a completely unserious statement.

Easter Holy Week is tied to spring break because that is what all the other public schools in northern Virginia do. Fcps tried to untie it, but it wrecked havok on childcare for teachers so FCPS moved it back to Easter Holy Week.

Fyi, the Catholic and Christian private schools don't attach spring break to Easter Holy Week. It is religiously inappropriate for a fun party vacation week to occur over Holy Week. Christians view Holy Week as a sombre time of sacrifice, prayer and reflection, not a fun beach and Disneyworld week. For Christians, separating spring break from Easter Holy Week would be preferred.

Tying spring break to Easter Holy Week is a purely secular decision from secular non Christians or non practicing Christians who don't understand Holy Week or Christianity.

Since Christmas is off federally anyway, we really have no reason to tie the entire country to having to be off at the same time.

You realize Christianity is not native to this country right? Y'all didn’t just come here and ask it be respected, you slaughtered the natives and decimated their religions.

70% of the country celebrates Christmas.

Every country in the world has a history of slaughter and conquer, from the dawn of time, so that argument has no credence. It is still happening in modern times, including Nigeria where extensive genocide of Christians by muslims is occuring daily, russia/ukraine, armenia, china/all of its neighbors, the middle east...

Your argument is a non argument, because it ignores human history from the dawn of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we allowed to ask how many Jews attend FCPS?

Why do you need to know?

Probably because FCPS is taking off for a Jewish religious holiday.

Doesn’t answer the question. Unless your point is minorities should be treated differently?

Unless of course you’re willing to move Christmas break and Easter Break so we’re not all stuck with those exact weeks off across the country and then you can stay home for a religious observance?

Christmas is a federal holiday and one of the first federal holidays. It has been a major cultural and religious holiday in the United States since our founding. It is celebrated in some form by the vast majority of Americans.

No one reasonable goes to another country and demands that the country ditch its primary cultural traditions. This is a completely unserious statement.

Easter Holy Week is tied to spring break because that is what all the other public schools in northern Virginia do. Fcps tried to untie it, but it wrecked havok on childcare for teachers so FCPS moved it back to Easter Holy Week.

Fyi, the Catholic and Christian private schools don't attach spring break to Easter Holy Week. It is religiously inappropriate for a fun party vacation week to occur over Holy Week. Christians view Holy Week as a sombre time of sacrifice, prayer and reflection, not a fun beach and Disneyworld week. For Christians, separating spring break from Easter Holy Week would be preferred.

Tying spring break to Easter Holy Week is a purely secular decision from secular non Christians or non practicing Christians who don't understand Holy Week or Christianity.

Since Christmas is off federally anyway, we really have no reason to tie the entire country to having to be off at the same time.

You realize Christianity is not native to this country right? Y'all didn’t just come here and ask it be respected, you slaughtered the natives and decimated their religions.

Yeah, you would have less than 20% of the students attending school that week of Christmas to New Year, and even fewer teachers and staff. Nice try

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In 2020, 3% of the the adult living in Fairfax County identified as Jewish. (This does not include the under 18s and does not include employees that live outside of the county)

Hindus are around the same percentage (diwali off)

Orthodox Christians are a much tinier group. Are they even 1%? Yet we have Orthodox Epiphany off (Jan 17) and Orthodox Easter off (April 10)

FCPS gives Day of the Dead/All Saints Day off. (Nov 1)

That one is a complete head scratcher. Catholics (and Mexicans) do not view that as a day to take off work or school. All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation, but you don't take off work or school to meet the obligation. You simply go to Mass in the early morning or to one of the many evening Mass options. All Saints Day is not a particularly huge feast day accompanied by a bunch of significant religious and cultural traditions that require one to take off work and school.

Giving All Saints Day/ day of the dead off as a religious cultural holiday is performative and shows that FCPS doesn’t understand the holiday.

None of these religious holidays needed to be added. There was no operational justification for any of them.