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What's your threshold? How many people have to celebrate a religious holiday for MCPS to close for it?[/quote]

Certainly not for a few thousand kids. That isn't even close. You are talking maybe 2-4% at most of the entire MCPS population. Less than 2% of teachers/staff. Absences on non holidays are 2.5%. So there is absolutely no reason to close on these holidays. Yesterday my child's class had 2 kids absent for Lunar New Year. Again, not even close enough to close the entire district down for a day.  The fact that you think you deserve it is the problem here. [/quote]

The question is not, what shouldn't be the threshold? The question is, what should be the threshold?

Also, nobody is talking about "deserve". MCPS closes for some religious holidays but not for others. Which religious holidays should MCPS close for, and why?[/quote]

The ones where they can not staff all the schools or it is state or federal mandated.  This has been said countless times by countless people in multiple threads and in multiple posts.  The state or federal government does not recognize Diwali.  The percentages are so low at MCPS they can not even see a peak of percentages in absences on this holiday.  They can also fully staff each and every school.  ALL of those thing mean that this holiday should not be a day off for the entire school district and extend the school year another day.  If the time ever comes that the states wants to recognize it as a required day off, or if the staff can not operate a school(s) or large percentages of over 20% are not in school, THEN come back and ask.   Making a request for 2% of the school district?  Come on already.  It is getting so old.  [/quote]

+1,000

It is getting so old. You can give them info until you are blue in the face. They don't care if it is such a small amount. They are demanding we should change the calendar for them. They waste the school boards time too. [/quote]

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