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My daughter goes to a private school and they recognize every holiday on their school calendar (including the Eids) [b]but they don't give off for any religious holidays.[/b]  No Yom Kippur, No Easter Monday.  Their Spring Break is after 3rd marking period every year. If they celebrate a religious holiday,  they are excused absences with guaranteed no tests/homwork only.  Many of the kids represent their holidays at the prior morning meeting.  It is a shame our public schools can not be so tolerant.  Don't ignore, don't give off, but excuse and embrace.  Maybe there would be a lot less bigotry and fighting.  [/quote]

I'm guessing they give off for Christmas.

But, in any case, the religious holidays were not on the calendar because MCPS was observing the religious holidays. The religious holidays were on the calendar as explanations for the days off. MCPS has some of those days off (Christmas Eve, Christmas, Good Friday, Easter Monday) because of state law. And MCPS has others of those days off (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur) because they believe that so many MCPS teachers will be absent and require subs that it makes more sense to not have school on those days.[/quote]

Jewish teachers????  LOL  [/quote]

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