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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Keep the religious holidays, have school on Federal holidays but give teachers more leave so if they want to take those days off, they can.[/quote] Kind of an ironic proposal given the whole separation of church and state concept. The religious holidays are all clustered in the fall and make it very difficult to get into a routine just as school year starting. They need to go unless there’s a secular reason to keep them (reduced staffing). Kids/teachers can have excused absence and no tests those days. Otherwise it should be a normal school day. A parent in my kid’s class that celebrates Diwali is irate about all the holidays. She wants her kids in school so she can get the house ready for the big party that night! Many people who celebrate would rather take an excused absence in exchange for having school on the other holidays. APS needs to do a community survey of families. [/quote]
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