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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these complainers will change their minds once their kids are in secondary school. My kids (and everyone I know) love these days off. High school is hard, especially with sports. They have a ton of work. A day to catch up, sleep, work on college applications, see friends, etc. etc. is very welcome at that age.

[b]And, we get to make people in our community feel more included? Win win. [/b]

FCPS used to release the calendars late. I understood the frustration then. Now, if you didn't take the time to plan for this, it's on you. Get more organized and plan ahead. [/quote]

When my 13 and 16 kids got Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, both of them told me how they really appreciated the "Indians". I had to correct them to thank the Jews. When they got Diwali off, the 16-year old thanked the Indians in his best Indian accent, clearly immitating a call center.

If the point of these observances were foster some sort of inclusion and/or cultural awareness, that didn't happen with my kids.

Also, on the days they get off, they still have practices with their club teams. They have more days of practice with their club team than does FCPS have for school. So there's that for priorities.[/quote]

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