The number of student holidays is insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's unpatriotic to have Veterans' Day a school day. It's a federal holiday.

Agree with the above list on cutting out theses extraneous holidays (although some are disguised as "teacher development " days).

A lot of Veteran’s enjoy having a kid free day!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's unpatriotic to have Veterans' Day a school day. It's a federal holiday.

Agree with the above list on cutting out theses extraneous holidays (although some are disguised as "teacher development " days).

A lot of Veteran’s enjoy having a kid free day!

This is THE TRUTH! I lived outside of Ft. Belvoir for years while my kids were in ES. We are are military family. And even now -- in Vienna, our neighbors who are military love that the kids are in school on Veterans Day and they finally have a day off to go to lunch with spouse.

Never should have made that a school holiday. That was all about virtue signalling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Kids love these days off..they break up the monotony of a long school year. Teachers generally don't mind them because days off here and there really aren't that disruptive to learning. The only ones who really care are...parents.

Not sure why we want kids to experience the same 9-5, 5 day a week grind of so many of their parents.

Because many of us parents have to work and we need our kids in school while we work!

No matter how much you want it to be true, school is not daycare. Teachers are not daycare providers. You chose to have kids. You choose to work. It is 100% on you to figure this out.

Aaaaaand that’s why I send my kids to private school. Teachers like this.

I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent who accepts responsibility for my kids. I’ve never considered the school a daycare center.

Fine, if you say so. I used to teach in a public school. Watching teachers spin this kind of garbage is why my kids will never see the inside of a public school.

I’m sure the schools are happy that you and your kids are gone. You sound like an entitled jerk.

I do feel entitled to a functional school schedule, yes. And of COURSE it's child care. The people who deny it are making asses of themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after)
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Can you come up with a catchy-marketing phrase to represent your plan? That's what the SANE crowd needs to get behind something like this and promote it to the voting public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids love these days off..they break up the monotony of a long school year. Teachers generally don't mind them because days off here and there really aren't that disruptive to learning. The only ones who really care are...parents.

Not sure why we want kids to experience the same 9-5, 5 day a week grind of so many of their parents.

Because many of us parents have to work and we need our kids in school while we work!

No matter how much you want it to be true, school is not daycare. Teachers are not daycare providers. You chose to have kids. You choose to work. It is 100% on you to figure this out.

Aaaaaand that’s why I send my kids to private school. Teachers like this.

I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent who accepts responsibility for my kids. I’ve never considered the school a daycare center.

Fine, if you say so. I used to teach in a public school. Watching teachers spin this kind of garbage is why my kids will never see the inside of a public school.

I’m sure the schools are happy that you and your kids are gone. You sound like an entitled jerk.

I do feel entitled to a functional school schedule, yes. And of COURSE it's child care. The people who deny it are making asses of themselves.

You’re getting the state required instructional days/hours. That is all you are entitled to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's unpatriotic to have Veterans' Day a school day. It's a federal holiday.

Agree with the above list on cutting out theses extraneous holidays (although some are disguised as "teacher development " days).

A lot of Veteran’s enjoy having a kid free day!

I know several two-veteran families who used it as a fun date day in previous years!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
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- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids love these days off..they break up the monotony of a long school year. Teachers generally don't mind them because days off here and there really aren't that disruptive to learning. The only ones who really care are...parents.

Not sure why we want kids to experience the same 9-5, 5 day a week grind of so many of their parents.

Because many of us parents have to work and we need our kids in school while we work!

No matter how much you want it to be true, school is not daycare. Teachers are not daycare providers. You chose to have kids. You choose to work. It is 100% on you to figure this out.

Aaaaaand that’s why I send my kids to private school. Teachers like this.

I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent who accepts responsibility for my kids. I’ve never considered the school a daycare center.

Fine, if you say so. I used to teach in a public school. Watching teachers spin this kind of garbage is why my kids will never see the inside of a public school.

I’m sure the schools are happy that you and your kids are gone. You sound like an entitled jerk.

I do feel entitled to a functional school schedule, yes. And of COURSE it's child care. The people who deny it are making asses of themselves.

You’re getting the state required instructional days/hours. That is all you are entitled to.

Actually, we're not getting the required hours of INSTRUCTION b/c FCPS is fudging the numbers by counting 100 mins of "walk to the bus" and "walk to the classroom from the bus"-time as "instructional time" --- when we all know that it is NOT instructional time. You might think that is no big deal, but that 100 min of lost instructional time per week adds up to another week and a half of school lost b/c FCPS is being dishonest. Lunch and recess don't count as "instructional" time. Walking to the classroom from the bus or walking to the bus from the classroom are not legitimate instructional time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

I didn't realize that Columbus Day was renamed to Indigenous Peoples' Day. This really has just become idiotic all around. And that October calendar is just asinine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

Most jobs do not give off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veteran's Day. For example, the teachers in FCPS do not get these days off.

Why should we be giving any religious holidays off? Why Yom Kippur and not Parinirvana Day? Why Diwali and not Dia de los Muertes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

Most jobs do not give off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veteran's Day. For example, the teachers in FCPS do not get these days off.

Why should we be giving any religious holidays off? Why Yom Kippur and not Parinirvana Day? Why Diwali and not Dia de los Muertes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

Most jobs do not give off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veteran's Day. For example, the teachers in FCPS do not get these days off.

Why should we be giving any religious holidays off? Why Yom Kippur and not Parinirvana Day? Why Diwali and not Dia de los Muertes?

They chose the days with most staff absences. If you do not realize their is a teacher/sub crisis then you should.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids love these days off..they break up the monotony of a long school year. Teachers generally don't mind them because days off here and there really aren't that disruptive to learning. The only ones who really care are...parents.

Not sure why we want kids to experience the same 9-5, 5 day a week grind of so many of their parents.

Because many of us parents have to work and we need our kids in school while we work!

No matter how much you want it to be true, school is not daycare. Teachers are not daycare providers. You chose to have kids. You choose to work. It is 100% on you to figure this out.

Aaaaaand that’s why I send my kids to private school. Teachers like this.

I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent who accepts responsibility for my kids. I’ve never considered the school a daycare center.

Fine, if you say so. I used to teach in a public school. Watching teachers spin this kind of garbage is why my kids will never see the inside of a public school.

I’m sure the schools are happy that you and your kids are gone. You sound like an entitled jerk.

I do feel entitled to a functional school schedule, yes. And of COURSE it's child care. The people who deny it are making asses of themselves.

You’re getting the state required instructional days/hours. That is all you are entitled to.

Actually, we're not getting the required hours of INSTRUCTION b/c FCPS is fudging the numbers by counting 100 mins of "walk to the bus" and "walk to the classroom from the bus"-time as "instructional time" --- when we all know that it is NOT instructional time. You might think that is no big deal, but that 100 min of lost instructional time per week adds up to another week and a half of school lost b/c FCPS is being dishonest. Lunch and recess don't count as "instructional" time. Walking to the classroom from the bus or walking to the bus from the classroom are not legitimate instructional time.

Your math makes no sense at all. If my daughter is in school from 9:20 to 4:20, that is 7 hours. If I remove an hour for lunch and recess that is 6 hours. 6 hours x 180 days is 1080 hours, more than the requirement. No one is counting “walking to the bus” time. That happens prior to 9:20 and after 4:20. Please stop buying into every rumor you hear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
[/b]
- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

Most jobs do not give off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veteran's Day. For example, the teachers in FCPS do not get these days off.

Why should we be giving any religious holidays off? Why Yom Kippur and not Parinirvana Day? Why Diwali and not Dia de los Muertes?

They chose the days with most staff absences. If you do not realize there is a teacher/sub crisis then you should.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
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- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>


Add in:
- Week long "fall break" at the middle or end of Oct (best to be timed at the end of the quarter)


Keep:
- 4-day Labor Day break
- Election Day
- The 2 week winter break
- The 3-day Thanksgiving break
- The holiday for MLK
- The 4-day holiday at the semester's end in January
- The holiday for President's Day
- Spring break (best to be timed at the end of the quarter and move the end-of-quarter teacher workday to the Friday before Spring Break or the Monday after)
- Memorial Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's get down to specifics. Review the holiday list here. Which dates would you get rid of and why?

https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/standard-school-year-calendar

Get rid of:
- 26 Sep (Rosh Hashanah) -- not needed as holiday Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 5 Oct (Yom Kippur) -- not needed as holiday [b]Because Jewish holidays don't count?
- 10 Oct (Indigenous Peoples') -- not needed as holiday It's Columbus Day, a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
- 24 Oct (Diwali) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>
- 31 Oct (Halloween) -- not needed as holiday Agree with this.
- 11 Nov (Veterans) -- not needed as holiday , a federal Holiday. Almost everyone everywhere has this off.
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- 3 Mar -- not needed as holiday not entirely sure the two hour early release the day before and this day is for other than PD days ARE needed.
- 14 Apr (Orthodox Good Friday) -- not needed as holiday (they should time spring break to be at the end of the quarter and include a teacher workday on the Friday before or Monday after) I could agree with this, but either way, the same number of days are off.
- 21 Apr (Eid) -- not needed as holiday Why? Because it isn't your holiday or because you are at a mostly white school>

Most jobs do not give off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veteran's Day. For example, the teachers in FCPS do not get these days off.

Why should we be giving any religious holidays off? Why Yom Kippur and not Parinirvana Day? Why Diwali and not Dia de los Muertes?

They chose the days with most staff absences. If you do not realize there is a teacher/sub crisis then you should.