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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Muslims have a right to advocate for a day off but MCPS should have simply said yes or no. Why do they have to go through all this other nonsense?[/quote] They weren't even asking for another day off. They were asking that Eid be listed with Yom Kippur next year. They are on the same day.[/quote]

Same difference, they have the right to and MCPS can simply say yes or no.[/quote]

Sure, MCPS can do what it wants. But it is still accountable to be fair to its constituents. With this nuance clarified, we realize it's not about losing school days, or about number of students/teachers missing school on a particular day. None of that would have changed. The request by the Muslim community members was to have Eid listed WITH Yom Kippur, rather than added parenthetically.

You can see the testimony to the Board here: http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/saqib-ali-testimony-to-the-montgomery-county-board-of-education/1000/
The second page shows what they wanted changed.[/quote]

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