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[quote=Anonymous][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. This is about you needing childcare. 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]

You must have NT kids. Many kids do NOT do well when their schedule is disrupted. Wednesdays off are very disruptive to keeps that need consistency. [/quote]

OK, so how about this? No more individual days off, ever. If there needs to be a day off for a holiday, kids get the whole week off: A week off at Thanksgiving, two weeks off around Christmas & New Year's, a week off each for Diwali, Eid, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashana. School starts as much before Labor Day as necessary to be done the Friday before Memorial Day.

And no more polling the parents. Parents can write during the year to raise concerns, but the actual schedule is determined by the teachers.  [/quote]

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