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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.[/quote]

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays. [/quote]

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.[/quote]

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?[/quote]

Thank you for your comment that showed curiosity and compassion instead of just attacking. Passover often falls around the same time as Easter and so aligns with the Christonormative calendar, but this year is different, as it sometimes is.

I understand that there are many holidays for many religions and other moral traditions that are not recognized by the MCPS calendar and that is unfortunate. There should be a better mechanism for recognizing absences and accommodating missed work for holidays not part of the Christonormative calendar. But those who are so quick to jump on the Jews seem to be missing my point (or actually they're exactly proving my point). There were options for which day to choose, and they chose Passover, during a time of heightened anti-semitism. It just goes to show how much they don't care about supporting Jewish students and families during these difficult times.[/quote]

Fellow Jewish person here, and I am sorry, but this is just not a solid argument. They chose April 22nd because it would be the least disruptive for the school system overall. It was a day already designated for professional development. Using it as an asynchronous makeup day would not shorten spring break, or extend the school year, or interfere with end of quarter grading. It makes sense.[/quote]

Agreed. The PP you quoted is not a victim here. The effect on teachers for itself 4/22 is ZERO. They were supposed to do professional development anyway. Now, they will do 2 hours and have to grade some papers and work eventually from the async assignment, but they don’t have to do that on 4/22. The effect on students for 4/22 is also negligible. Before, they had the day off. Now, they have some assignments to do, but they won’t need to do them on that day. That poster is just trying to play the victim all the time. It’s not antisemitic.[/quote]

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