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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m fine with the extra holidays, but what’s up with the grade prep day on a Tuesday with Diwali on Thursday. Why couldn’t grade prep happen on Friday for a less disruptive week? Wouldn’t kids get more done Mon-Wed instead of M/W/F? [/quote]

OP here, this is my issue.  As a working parent (not among the lucky teleworkers) it's incredibly hard to have to constantly take random days off in the middle of the week.  I absolutely want to supports others' right to celebrate, but it's just a lot.  Not to mention all the teacher work days and conference days, etc.  In this example, why couldn't the 99.9% of APS teachers who do NOT observe Diwali do their grade prep on that day, rather than taking a whole other day for it?  [/quote]

It is your issue. Frankly, inconveniences are part of having kids and schools do not exist solely to make it convenient for you. As you said in your original post, you should have been paying attention, as this calendar was proposed and voted on MONTHS ago. That said, APS is finally moving to a more inclusive calendar. Sorry that doesn't work for you.[/quote]

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