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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I so wish APS would really survey parents about the calendar. The survey they sent out last year barely had any differences. It’s just a joke. Almost everyone I speak to wants the following:

Eliminate religious holidays and only take off if there’s a secular reason
1 week of winter break between Xmas and NEw Years
1 week winter break in February 
1 week of spring break same week every year (untethered to Easter!)
Start early end earlier (the AP exam issue is real)[/quote]

You don't want them to eliminate religious holidays - you want them to eliminate non Christian holidays. If almost everyone you speak to wants this, then you clearly don't have a very diverse group of friends.[/quote]

Not that poster, but Christmas is a federal holiday. There is never school on Easter, since it’s always on a Sunday. No other Christian holidays are off.[/quote]

What other Christian holidays would you expect to have off?

[quote=Anonymous]I’m all for respecting people’s various beliefs by giving kids an excused absence if they miss for a religious holiday. But if I lived in Turkey, for example, I would expect Muslim holidays off & school on Christmas. You have to be practical based on what a majority of the population celebrates. [/quote]

No, you don't.[/quote]

It's a bad example because schools are closed on Christmas in Turkey lol. [/quote]

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