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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Diwali is a fun holiday. Our whole neighborhood celebrates with parties and fireworks. [/quote]

Couldn’t your celebration continue after school for those who are there for fun and not religious beliefs? Do we really need to shut the system down?[/quote]

MCPS does that for all religions- Jewish holidays, Ramadan, Easter, Christmas etc. As an Indian immigrant, I did not request or vote for this day to be given a school holiday. We still have to go to work and do not celebrate it until that evening. MCPS aligns those dates with end of quarter/ grading/ teacher work days- so no there are no extra school days off because of Diwali.[/quote]

Yes, MCPS tries to align these holidays with mid or end of marking period days for teachers.

This is part of inclusion that parent complained about because of Yom Kipper and rosh hosannah the system has closed for the last couple of decades due to the make up of teachers and student body.

As a Chinese immigrant, I also I did not request or vote for a day to be given a school holiday for lunar new year. We still have to go to work and do not celebrate it until that evening.  I’d prefer my kids be in school.

I’d rather they be in school rather than these crappy extended school year due to snow days. 
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