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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sad that you all vote for board members who put religion over your child's education. These claims of equity are an implied insult to Latinos as well because there definitely was not a group lobbying FCPS for Day of the Dead off. Clearly it was thrown in to help justify adding the four "more serious" religious holidays that are actually recognized by the schools this year.[/quote]

What? Day of the Dead is not a federal holiday in Mexico, nor is it a school holiday. I'm Hispanic and from a majority Hispanic city. Day of the Dead is not a school holiday there either. Latinos want their kids in school more days, not less. All of these days off are incredibly burdensome for people that need to work and don't have backup care. For most of the people that I know, the kids end up staying home alone while parents are off at work when FCPS is closed. The kids home alone with no supervision (particularly in MS and HS during summer) is already recognized as "at risk" days for substance abuse and other ways to get in trouble.

So no one is clamoring for more days off except for wealthy white ladies. [/quote]

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