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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought this was why they created 0 days, so kids who want to take off the day to celebrate a religious holiday wouldn't miss any new material at school. The way they're doing the calendar these days makes no sense at all.[/quote]

We should also not have an easter "spring" break.[/quote]

Yes, the practicing Christians and Catholics agree that spring break should not be Easter Holy Week.

Unfortunately,  every school district in northern Virginia schedules spring break during Holy Week, so when FCPS tried to move it away from Holy Week, it caused a lot of childcare issues for teachers and staff who live in other counties.

Don't blame the Christians for spring break being on Holy Week.  We would prefer it to fall away from Holy Week and just be scheduled at the end of the quarter.[/quote]

I mean I don't know why you're blaming Hindus for Diwali. We didn't ask for this day off, FCPS just gave it to us. Ask any Hindu family you know and they will tell you that they would much prefer their child to be in school on Diwali. I guarantee it.[/quote]

Every Hindu family I know is happy about it. I'm not Hindu myself, but our family also enjoys all these days off - nice to catch up on schoolwork and sleep. Our younger one can't stay home alone. We plan ahead with a few other families and it ends up being a fun day for them as well. I prefer a shorter summer. No downside for us. I'm happy for everyone to have whatever days off they want. I can't imagine getting upset about this. [/quote]

+1  I don't know why there's some people here think they have the knowledge to speak for all families who celebrate Diwali.  We're happy about having the holidays, just as we're happy that there are days off for Rosh Hashanah, Eid etc.[/quote]

Right, but you didn't ask for the day off, did you? Like this day off did not stem from a group of people actively lobbying for it, it was just given to us.[/quote]

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