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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's so insane about the school year calendar? I think it's great that we're observing religious holidays beyond the Christian ones.[/quote]

We don't observe the Christian holidays.

Easter is on a sunday. So it is never observed by FCPS.

Christmas is a federal holdiay, on a week that every industry in our area including most of the federal government shuts down.

Christmas would be off no matter what, for secular reasons.[/quote]

It’s no coincidence that spring break always falls the week before Easter, or that winter break aligns with Christmas. The fact that many Christian holidays already fall on weekends, and are still widely observed, shows how deeply our western calendars are structured around Christian traditions. And I understand why; the country was founded on those roots. But centuries later, we’ve become a diverse population, and it’s time our schedules reflected that.[/quote]

So, what do you want?  This calendar is not working.  Please note the teacher who posted above.  I assume she is a specialist of some type.  We have so many different religions and cultures. The only ones that should be off are the ones where a very large number of kids are out of school.

Most of this country still observes the Christian holidays--if not religiously, they do culturally. Gee, my Indian neighbor puts up a Christmas tree in his family room.

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