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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/on-religious-holidays-montgomery-school-board-offers-a-lesson-in-intolerance/2014/11/13/d0b58c72-6b60-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html

Did anyone read this article from the Wash Post? It's a really good sum-up.

"Those parents have been asking for years — without success — to have at least one of their two major holidays recognized. Then they realized that Montgomery schools will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, because it’s Yom Kippur. That happens to be the same day as Eid al-Adha.

So the Muslim parents asked the school to simply add the name of their holiday to the school calendar. Instead of saying, “Hmm, interesting,” the school board wigged out and voted to eliminate all names of religious holidays from the calendar."

Again, I'm an American, a Muslim, a mom, a room mother at my MCPS school,  and a physician in this area. I feel like I serve my community every day. I am deeply saddened to see the hatred and ignorance on this thread,

I wonder if anyone would say these things to my face - or if, in the situation where I am helping their child's teacher - or helping them in a medical emergency - [b]if at that moment, it's ok that I'm brown...[/b][/quote]

Honest question, do you really think it's because you're "brown"?  I actually liked the ruling; I think religion has no place in government and schools.[/quote]

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