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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had 3 (4?) religious holidays so far this year... and endless more to come.

Liberals fought hard to remove any entanglement between public school and Christian religion, now these hypocrites can't add enough religious holidays to the schedule.

Wish my kids were in school and learning.  Wish the School Board even cared about that.
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Maybe you should send your kid to private. Homeschooling is also an option.[/quote]

Maybe Public Schools should have a sensible schedule. I don't think that we have a month left this year were the kids have a full week of school every week. We have a few were there is only one short week but most have 2-3 weeks that are off or shortened. Say what you will about diversity but many kids need a more stable schedule.

Between Teacher Workdays and Religious holidays and Federal Holidays the kids are out of school in a way that is disruptive. Something needs to change. And yes, I filled out the survey. And I have looked at the survey results and it sure as hell looks to me like most parents are not happy with the schedule. [/quote]

Actually, the first 3 weeks in December are full weeks. [/quote]

And then time off so not a full month of school. The Winter Holiday is normal but the disruptions in September and October are new. January and February are traditionally a mess because it is near impossible to get back into a routine due to the various Federal Holidays and then snow days. Now we are extending that with extra days off in April.

The fall used to be reasonably stable but no more.

A complete mess.

My kid is fine but he doesn't have any issues and is chill and goes with the flow well. My friends kid with anxiety and ADHD is having issues with refusal this year because of all the disruptions. I can only imagine the trouble that kids with executive functioning issues are having because there are consistent changes to schedules.

It is unnecessary. Make these days O days where there are no tests or homework or assignments due. Let people who want to miss, miss without punishment, but stop disrupting the routines that are needed for lots of kids.

And if your high school kid needs the extra time to do the work and is stressed about the work load, revisit your kids workload. [/quote]

Of course you assume that the 2 week "Winter Holiday is normal" because it is the one that works for you.  O days were a mess last year, which is why they aren't doing them again.  [/quote]

We are not religious so I could care less when the Winter Break happens. We don't travel and will happily Celebrate Christmas in our secular fashion with low stress. We like the time as a family and enjoy giving and receiving presents but that is about it.  I would be fine with a one week Winter Break, that is what I grew up with. I suspect that the 2 week Winter Break is due to the number of families who travel to foreign countries over the Winter Break and little to nothing to do with Christmas travel. I know that my son has several classmates who miss a third week of class because their family is visiting relatives abroad and the parents want the extra time for the visit.

That said, the number of student and Teacher absences that would occur if Winter Break was not during that Christmas week would be stupid high. I would guess that is the reason why Christmas is the only religious holiday that is a Federal Holiday.

You don't have the same issue with Easter or any of the holidays that are being given off this year. Feel free to complain about it as much as you want but there are not that many kids who miss school for the Jewish holidays or Dawali or Eid or Orthodox Greek Easter. Christmas is another story. I am glad that Spring Break was set to a specific week and is supposed to stay in that week regardless of when Easter falls. I understand that is at risk because the surrounding counties have not done the same thing so it makes Spring Break hard for Teachers who are parents in near by counties. That would suck because I think Spring Break should be decoupled from Easter.

But call me crazy, I want my kid to have a regular routine at school. I happen to know as an Adult that I don't get nearly as many 3 and 4 day weekends as my kid is. And I know that there has been a significant uptick in the number, and duration, of these long weekends and I have a fifth grader. This is new and it is disruptive. If I wanted my kid missing school for a religious holiday, I would have enrolled him in a religious school that gives those days off not public school and then expect to have those days off. 
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