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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While we are at it can we ban the school closures for Jewish holidays? PLEASE. This is the bane of my existence every year.  Let them have an excused absence on the basis of their religion but learning and school should continue on their holidays. [/quote]

Schools are closed on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur because the schools could not function due to how many staff absences there are. It's not out of respect for Jewish holidays, just logistics.

Should we ban closure for Christian holidays? Students can have excused absences on Christmas, but everyone else should continue learning. [/quote]

I wish we would have a longer break in the winter and stay open for Rosh Hashanash, Yom Kippur, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Passover, and Eid. This year, at least Diwali was a school day.

If students within those populations want the day off, it should be an excused asbsence for them. I say this as a member of one of these groups.

Also, Valentine's Day and Halloween are definitely school dependent. One of my kids went to a CES, and that school did not celebrate Halloween during the school day. They had a fall festival during school, and Halloween was an after school Friday evening event in the school cafeteria. Our neighborhood school had a Halloween party and parade with costumes.

Both schools had in-school Valentine's Day celebrations.[/quote]

MCPS doesn't close for Passover. Sometimes Passover overlaps with spring break, which always includes the days before and after Easter.[/quote]

It did this year, 2024...school was closed on April 22...weeks after spring break, March 25-April 1.

It obviously would not during years where it falls within spring break.[/quote]

April 22, 2024 was the "asynchronous learning" makeup day.

[url]https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/news/mcps-news/2024/02/async-learning/[/url][/quote]

The 23-24 calendar has it as a professional day for teachers/no school for students. It is b/c of Passover.[/quote]

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