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[b]They make the decisions on the basis of the volume of kids and teachers who would be absent to observe their religious holidays[/b].  Christmas, of course, is also a national holiday in the U.S.

I fully support having teachers lighten the homework load around religious observances, but if the schools close for every, yes, minority religious observance then the school year would go on ad infinitum.  Sometimes I think that the push for school holidays is more about groups who seek to have the governments recognize and validate "their" days rather than based on holiday conflict that impacts a large number of students and staff.[/quote]

No, they don't. They make the decisions based on:

1. state law (Western Christmas plus 4 days over Western Easter), which the General Assembly presumably passed in response to people asking them to do things
2. something they started doing in the 1970s, based on people asking them to do things and numbers they can no longer find
3. people asking them to do things now

I[b]f you don't want MCPS to close on Diwali, Eid, or other "minority" religious holidays, then start by asking your state legislators to get rid of the ridiculous Christmas-and-Easter law.[/b][/quote]

Christmas and Easter have been celebrated in this country since we became a country.  Whether you celebrate these holidays or not, have respect for the history and traditions they represent and the fact that they are part of our culture.  I'm not Christian.  I celebrate Christmas in the secular sense but not Easter.  I would be sad if these weren't recognized as holidays.  [/quote]

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