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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s a little funny that you think this is about the teachers, and not the families that celebrate these holidays.

quote=Anonymous]No religious holidays. Federal holidays only. Why is it so hard to understand it?

If teachers worked in some other workplace and were not teachers, that is what they would get - Federal holidays. They could use their leave days for religious holidays. [/quote][/quote]

They could but then we're right back to the problem of no instruction because there's a sub, or sometimes there isn't a sub. [/quote]

I would love to see some evidence that Diwali absences were straining APS operationally. Because as far as I know they never collected any such data. [/quote]

And it's more than that too. It's disruptive to everyone when a good chunk of kids are out on the same day like for a religious holiday when school is held. Teachers will be less likely to teach new content on that day, or to give an exam, which holds everyone back. Or if they do, then teachers have to take their time to catch up the kids who are out. And obviously huge disadvantage to the kids who are out, but my point is that it impacts teachers and other students too.[/quote]

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