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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish some schools were year round around here and we could pick which we'd prefer. I'd like 6 weeks of school followed by 1/2 weeks off. All these random days are killing me.

Btw, I saw all the stands of fireworks for Diwali and that people were buying them like crazy. I was seriously hoping for some firework shows. I do wish that some of these holidays that we get off could be enjoyed by others the way Christmas is. [/quote]
What do you think non-Christians are enjoying about Christmas? Everything being closed? Mall Santa? Overcrowded movie theaters and shops? "Happy Birthday Jesus" songs (or worse: Wham! every 10 minutes) on the radio for 2 months?
But, sure, the lights are pretty.[/quote]

My husband is an atheist and my child has never been to Church but we celebrate Christmas in the secular way. We decorate a tree and buy presents and bake cookies. [/quote]

This. 85%+ of the country celebrates Christmas, whether in a religious or secular way. If schools didn't shut, we would all be out anyway - teachers, staff, students, admin, etc. There would be zero point in opening bc Xmas is already the biggest work and cultural holiday in the country. OF COURSE it is going to be the longest school holiday. Ignoring a Xmas/winter break that reflects our overwhelmingly majority culture would be grossly negligent mismanagement by FCPS.

And btw, Xmas is a fed holiday for the Americas (N and S), Europe, much of Africa and the Middle East. The countries that DON'T celebrate Christmas as a national holiday are actually in the minority so I'm not sure what is being argued here.

The holiday comparisons are misplaced and unreasonable. [/quote]

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