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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Jewish and very much appreciate having Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur off but giving time off for Passover is crazy. Kids can totally go to school and still celebrate Passover!!

In terms of "where does it end?", The same holidays have been off for several years now, seems like there is no need to add more or take some away, unless demographics change dramatically.

For those who don't celebrate, this seems like a good chance to talk to your kids about being respectful of different religions and making reasonable accommodations (ex not serving pork when a Muslim friend comes over).[/quote]

You can be respectful of different religions without contorting a school calendar to privilege the exercise of them. Excusing the absences and making them no-test days is a reasonable accommodation. [b]Not letting kids get 5 straight days in school for months on end is not reasonable.[/b] [/quote]

Kids love days off. [b]This is about you needing childcare[/b]. That's fine, it's a valid need, but let's stop trotting out nobler-sounding needs rather than say "I have ES kids and a full-time job"[/quote]

It's a perfectly valid perspective that consistent, 5-day weeks are instructionally ideal. Kids love candy too, but you don't see APS changing the lunch menu.

But let's say you're right and it's all a facade for "childcare." Well, all three calendars plan for 990 instructional hours. No one is arguing for an arrangement that results in a meaningfully larger number of days in school. So it's not about [i]needing[/i] childcare, its about [i]when[/i] they need it. And I'd say there's wide agreement that's it's easier to plan for a week of childcare over the summer than 2 Mondays, 2 Wednesdays, and a Friday over the course of three months. [/quote]

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