Too early to talk about Tuesday weather

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone start a petition to go to the Maryland Governor or state assembly that school days can be counted by the number of hours instead of days?

I would absolutely love a one week mid winter break in February. Allows the kids the catch up on college applications, school work and just rest or take a quick vacay.

I would love that, even a five day weekend is a good compromise. Going 3 months mid year with only 3-day weekends is difficult. This year we got lucky with Lunar New Year but most years it's only President's Day in April. We don't need September 11 or April 21 off next year. Those days off should be in February.
Changing the law can get the year to go August 31-June 16 or August 25-June 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone start a petition to go to the Maryland Governor or state assembly that school days can be counted by the number of hours instead of days?

I would absolutely love a one week mid winter break in February. Allows the kids the catch up on college applications, school work and just rest or take a quick vacay.

I would love that, even a five day weekend is a good compromise. Going 3 months mid year with only 3-day weekends is difficult. This year we got lucky with Lunar New Year but most years it's only President's Day in February. We don't need September 11 or April 21 off next year. Those days off should be in February around President's Day.
Changing the law can get the year to go August 31-June 16 or August 25-June 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone start a petition to go to the Maryland Governor or state assembly that school days can be counted by the number of hours instead of days?

I would absolutely love a one week mid winter break in February. Allows the kids the catch up on college applications, school work and just rest or take a quick vacay.

I would love that, even a five day weekend is a good compromise. Going 3 months mid year with only 3-day weekends is difficult. This year we got lucky with Lunar New Year but most years it's only President's Day in April. We don't need September 11 or April 21 off next year. Those days off should be in February.
Changing the law can get the year to go August 31-June 16 or August 25-June 10.

September 11 is Rosh Hashana next year.

[Anonymous]

Tuesday will be a nothing burger. No need to close school. Maybe a delay. But probably not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS needs to drop all non-required religious holidays and just allow those celebrating to have religious leave. And yes, I recognize that that would prioritize the Christian holidays based on Federal holidays, but that is better than allowing for EVERY religion to need their own holidays off. It will never end as so many religions are followed here.

That would leave more wiggle room for snow days without impacting the summer vacation.

I agree with this. Accommodating days off for Yom Kippur and opened MCPS up to claims of favoritism and inequality and now MCPS is taking off on Diwali to avoid criticism from Indian families. There’s no way to have off on every single community’s holidays. So stick to the federal and state-mandated ones and give people religious leave for the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone start a petition to go to the Maryland Governor or state assembly that school days can be counted by the number of hours instead of days?

I would absolutely love a one week mid winter break in February. Allows the kids the catch up on college applications, school work and just rest or take a quick vacay.

I would love that, even a five day weekend is a good compromise. Going 3 months mid year with only 3-day weekends is difficult. This year we got lucky with Lunar New Year but most years it's only President's Day in April. We don't need September 11 or April 21 off next year. Those days off should be in February.
Changing the law can get the year to go August 31-June 16 or August 25-June 10.

September 11 is Rosh Hashana next year.

It begins at sundown that day. No need for a day off from school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS needs to drop all non-required religious holidays and just allow those celebrating to have religious leave. And yes, I recognize that that would prioritize the Christian holidays based on Federal holidays, but that is better than allowing for EVERY religion to need their own holidays off. It will never end as so many religions are followed here.

That would leave more wiggle room for snow days without impacting the summer vacation.

I agree with this. Accommodating days off for Yom Kippur and opened MCPS up to claims of favoritism and inequality and now MCPS is taking off on Diwali to avoid criticism from Indian families. There’s no way to have off on every single community’s holidays. So stick to the federal and state-mandated ones and give people religious leave for the rest.

The issue with the Jewish holidays was historically teacher absences. They don’t have enough subs to cover all the Jews taking the day off. I don’t know if the demographics of the teachers have changed enough—my kids still seem to have a lot of Jewish teachers. Over a combined 35 years of school for my kids, I think they’ve only had one Indian teacher. A lot of Asian teachers but I don’t think most take off for Linnaeus New year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone start a petition to go to the Maryland Governor or state assembly that school days can be counted by the number of hours instead of days?

I would absolutely love a one week mid winter break in February. Allows the kids the catch up on college applications, school work and just rest or take a quick vacay.

I would love that, even a five day weekend is a good compromise. Going 3 months mid year with only 3-day weekends is difficult. This year we got lucky with Lunar New Year but most years it's only President's Day in April. We don't need September 11 or April 21 off next year. Those days off should be in February.
Changing the law can get the year to go August 31-June 16 or August 25-June 10.

September 11 is Rosh Hashana next year.

It begins at sundown that day. No need for a day off from school.

This! I put on my survey that we don't need to 11th off since Rosh Hashanah doesn't start until the evening.

[Anonymous]

If a certain group's holiday falls near mid quarter or end of quarter, fine, give the day off. But don't give off random middle of week days for holidays. Instead have a 5 day weekend between quarters. 2 weeks at winter break. And a minimum 10 weeks for summer so teachers have 8 weeks before going back for training and prep week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone start a petition to go to the Maryland Governor or state assembly that school days can be counted by the number of hours instead of days?

I would absolutely love a one week mid winter break in February. Allows the kids the catch up on college applications, school work and just rest or take a quick vacay.

I would love that, even a five day weekend is a good compromise. Going 3 months mid year with only 3-day weekends is difficult. This year we got lucky with Lunar New Year but most years it's only President's Day in April. We don't need September 11 or April 21 off next year. Those days off should be in February.
Changing the law can get the year to go August 31-June 16 or August 25-June 10.

September 11 is Rosh Hashana next year.

It begins at sundown that day. No need for a day off from school.

This! I put on my survey that we don't need to 11th off since Rosh Hashanah doesn't start until the evening.

People requested to have it off to "prep" for evening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS needs to drop all non-required religious holidays and just allow those celebrating to have religious leave. And yes, I recognize that that would prioritize the Christian holidays based on Federal holidays, but that is better than allowing for EVERY religion to need their own holidays off. It will never end as so many religions are followed here.

That would leave more wiggle room for snow days without impacting the summer vacation.

I agree with this. Accommodating days off for Yom Kippur and opened MCPS up to claims of favoritism and inequality and now MCPS is taking off on Diwali to avoid criticism from Indian families. There’s no way to have off on every single community’s holidays. So stick to the federal and state-mandated ones and give people religious leave for the rest.

No there is zero reason Public schools close for Christian holidays.

Absolutely no. If you close for Christmas, they close for Yom Kippur. Or Diwali or whatever but it's absurd we close a week at Christmas and Easter.

And a month worth of crap in school teaching elementary school students to color christmas trees.

[Anonymous]

Sept 11 2026 is also 25th of 9/11. it's also a Friday. Yay to the long weekend for those not celebrating YK.

[Anonymous]

Make spring break the same week each year (late March or early April). Those celebrating Easter can take Good Friday off. Why do schools close for Easter Monday? Families who celebrate can take kid out of school for "religious" reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make spring break the same week each year (late March or early April). Those celebrating Easter can take Good Friday off. Why do schools close for Easter Monday? Families who celebrate can take kid out of school for "religious" reasons.

The state requires Good Friday and Easter Monday to be off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think MCPS needs to drop all non-required religious holidays and just allow those celebrating to have religious leave. And yes, I recognize that that would prioritize the Christian holidays based on Federal holidays, but that is better than allowing for EVERY religion to need their own holidays off. It will never end as so many religions are followed here.

That would leave more wiggle room for snow days without impacting the summer vacation.

I agree with this. Accommodating days off for Yom Kippur and opened MCPS up to claims of favoritism and inequality and now MCPS is taking off on Diwali to avoid criticism from Indian families. There’s no way to have off on every single community’s holidays. So stick to the federal and state-mandated ones and give people religious leave for the rest.

Let’s get rid of the Christian holidays. Much simpler.