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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wednesday is a Grading Day for teachers that some see fit to take away for some reason, but it is ALSO Lunar New Year. And that strangely timed PD day for teachers in June? That isn't just a gift of time from Central Office because teachers and Admin are stressed and papers have piled up. It's Eid al-Adha. Those dates for snow make-up days were never on the table. Several years ago, MCPS took the religious and cultural holidays off of the published calendars and now just label any day off/non-Fed holiday they choose to recognize as Non-Instructional or Professional Development days. Nothing is random, though!...if your kid has days off in September/Oct that seem oddly placed mid-week, then guess what?! Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur aren't falling on the weekend this year! (Heads up: 9/23 & 10/2 will be "NI" days this fall so plan accordingly 😉)

I just don't understand why MCPS can't be transparent? It just puts parents against teachers and vice versa. At least it seems that way on this forum. When really, parents & teachers have very little say in any of these decisions. Point any vitriol in the right direction, please.
(Full transparency: I am both a parent AND a teacher)
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Agree, as a parent, I don't blame teachers for these decisions. It's squarely in the hands of central office. [/quote]

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