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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Attendance is important though. Ha. We really couldn’t consolidate today’s holiday with the grading day? [/quote]

It's a religious holiday so no. APS doesn't control when Eid al-Fitr is. No one has an issue when Christmas falls in the middle of the week and we build spring break around easter every single year, I don't think it is THAT much of a burden to have ONE day off a year so that students of another major religion get some protected time with their families where they aren't missing content etc. for one major holiday. I am Christian, for the record. Yes it is annoying how it falls with the grading period, it has felt like a lot lately. But I don't think the general premise is flawed.[/quote]
I think a lot of people (most?) would be happy to disconnect Easter from Spring break for less expensive travel.  And Easter is on a Sunday, so it doesn't really matter.

APS needs to consolidate it's days off.  Why do we have both Wednesday and Monday off?  Non-muslim teachers could certainly work today.

-someone who celebrates Easter[/quote]

I don’t mind Easter connected to spring break, but I wish it was the week after like many Catholic schools do. Many of us who actually celebrate Easter like to be with family and it’s impossible to travel back home Sunday evening and then be prepared for school on Monday when we don’t have it off.  [/quote]

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