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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Muslims shouldn't get the holidays off unless the Jews get ALL of their religious holidays off.  This would include the first two and last two days of Sukkot, the second day of Rosh Hashanna, the first two and last two days of Passover, among others.  [/quote]

Right now, Jews in MCPS get 3 of their holiest days off, Yom Kippur, the first day of Rosh Hashanna, and the first day of Passover.  [b]Christians get their 3 holiest days off, Christmas, Easter, Good Friday [/b](no particular order for either of those).  The Muslims seem to be asking for one.  [/quote]

Easter for all Christians falls on a Sunday - so there is never a conflict with school.  For Orthodox Christians, our Good Friday (one of our Holiest days of the year) is not a day off for our kids 3 out of 4 years.  Our Good Friday usually falls on a different day than other Christians because we do not follow the Roman Calendar as other churches do.

So to correct the poster above, Orthodox Christians only have Christmas off as far as the MCPS calendar is concerned.  Christmas is also a Federal and State holiday as well as most business are closed that day, so regardless of your religious beliefs, it makes sense for schools to be closed on Christmas.  If we feel our children need to attend services on Good Friday, the Epiphany, a particular Saint's day, or any other religious holiday that is significant to our family, our kids receive an excused absence from the school.  We don't protest and try to extend the whole school year for everyone to meet our family's religious beliefs.

To research this matter, MCPS looked at the attendance pattern in past years for the day the Muslims are protesting.  The absentee rate was not significantly altered across the county on that particular day.  There is no need to add another holiday to the school calendar.[/quote]

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