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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The cluelessness of those who demanded those 4 days is stunning.  How can they ignore all the other holidays and demand 4 for just a few religions — one religion had two of the four days!

Did you see clueless op-ed in the Post?  The writer couldn’t even keep Hinduism and Sikkhism straight.  And Diwali is not one of the holiest Hindu holidays![/quote]

I think you misunderstood the process that led to Calendars A and B. Nobody demanded anything. The School Board created a Task Force of interfaith leaders and asked them to create calendar options that would be more equitable, which they did over the course of several months of planning and conversations and consideration of each religion and its holidays. The calendars were not perfect, but they were [i]more[/i] equitable than nothing.

Yes, I agree that the latest op ed in the Post was bad and riddled with errors that undermined her argument. However, her first point that students shouldn't be afraid to be who they are is a good one and part of what I think equity should look like in FCPS.[/quote]

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