Why is There no School Next Year on Monday, October 20th?

[Anonymous]

The state law around Good Friday/Easter Monday is ridiculous. Let school districts choose what to do. But in the meantime stop complaining about the inconvenience of observing other holidays since Xmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday are literally written into state law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The state law around Good Friday/Easter Monday is ridiculous. Let school districts choose what to do. But in the meantime stop complaining about the inconvenience of observing other holidays since Xmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday are literally written into state law.

Remove the closures after the 1st and 3rd quarters to offset these extra days off. Those closures are not for observances or breaks and are not required closures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The state law around Good Friday/Easter Monday is ridiculous. Let school districts choose what to do. But in the meantime stop complaining about the inconvenience of observing other holidays since Xmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday are literally written into state law.

It may shock you, but laws are able to be changed...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The state law around Good Friday/Easter Monday is ridiculous. Let school districts choose what to do. But in the meantime stop complaining about the inconvenience of observing other holidays since Xmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday are literally written into state law.

Remove the closures after the 1st and 3rd quarters to offset these extra days off. Those closures are not for observances or breaks and are not required closures.

Those are for grading and report cards

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's not a fasting holiday, keep schools open. Isn't Diwali a holiday for the evening? If it is, why are schools closed? Does MCPS have a large student and staff population that celebrate? Maybe in Loudoun county VA there are, but in Montgomery county??

I have this memory around 2019 mcps putting out a survey about holidays and if staff or your student would be absent on Jewish High Holidays/Diwali/Eud/Lunar New Year. I think that informed the calendar. I guess a critical number of parents/staff influenced that decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The state law around Good Friday/Easter Monday is ridiculous. Let school districts choose what to do. But in the meantime stop complaining about the inconvenience of observing other holidays since Xmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday are literally written into state law.

Remove the closures after the 1st and 3rd quarters to offset these extra days off. Those closures are not for observances or breaks and are not required closures.

Those are for grading and report cards

I know make those each 2 half days so winter break is a full 2 weeks OR the year ends sooner. Same amount of time for teachers to grade but 2 extra days are gotten in for Maryland law requirements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it's not a fasting holiday, keep schools open. Isn't Diwali a holiday for the evening? If it is, why are schools closed? Does MCPS have a large student and staff population that celebrate? Maybe in Loudoun county VA there are, but in Montgomery county??

Sure! And then MCPS can stay open for Rosh Hashanah, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Christmas because they're all not "fasting holidays."

+1! I don't care about Christmas, it's the most boring day of the year

- a jew

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it's not a fasting holiday, keep schools open. Isn't Diwali a holiday for the evening? If it is, why are schools closed? Does MCPS have a large student and staff population that celebrate? Maybe in Loudoun county VA there are, but in Montgomery county??

Sure! And then MCPS can stay open for Rosh Hashanah, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Christmas because they're all not "fasting holidays."

Sure why not. X-mas is over "winter" break. And usually "spring" break is during week of Good Friday into Easter, but they could schedule spring break same time each spring and those that need tme off around Easter can be off (for religious reasons --excused absence. Instead they could give off a week at the end of the three quarters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it's not a fasting holiday, keep schools open. Isn't Diwali a holiday for the evening? If it is, why are schools closed? Does MCPS have a large student and staff population that celebrate? Maybe in Loudoun county VA there are, but in Montgomery county??

Sure! And then MCPS can stay open for Rosh Hashanah, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Christmas because they're all not "fasting holidays."

+1! I don't care about Christmas, it's the most boring day of the year

- a jew

I think December 24 is the most boring since there is hardly any sports on that day.

[Anonymous]

There are only 180 days of school
Which means there are frequent days off and breaks.
Squabbling over not giving one religious holiday but should give another religious holiday is just a bad look. Seriously, the number of school days remains constant year to year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you asking in May? Also,WHO CARES? This is why everyone hates MCPS parents.

It impacts parents who need to find childcare for a random holiday. Just like June 6th this year- it should have been removed instead of adding June 17th.

Not every religious holiday needs to shut down our county. Let those who celebrate have the day off.

The problem is finding coverage for those who take the day off. Like Yom Kippur, there are so many Jewish people employed by MCPS. You can't find enough substitutes for their classes.

3 of the 5 reliable subs for my school are Jewish. Outside of those five subs, you never know what you are going to get. Actually, that is not true: I usually get parent emails when I have someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are only 180 days of school
Which means there are frequent days off and breaks.
Squabbling over not giving one religious holiday but should give another religious holiday is just a bad look. Seriously, the number of school days remains constant year to year.

The more days off the later in June the year ends. School should not go from August 26-June 22 or later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The state law around Good Friday/Easter Monday is ridiculous. Let school districts choose what to do. But in the meantime stop complaining about the inconvenience of observing other holidays since Xmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday are literally written into state law.

It may shock you, but laws are able to be changed...

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