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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree it’s annoying that they’ve extended the school year by a week but not because we get something like fall break.  It’s a bunch of mid week days. And I did look at and vote on a calendar months ago. Not having these days off and getting out earlier was not in any of the choices. 
I celebrate Easter but couldn’t care less if spring break is tied to it. Easter is on a weekend— no need to miss school. Christmas is a federal holiday, so there’d be no school then anyway. 
[b]People should be able to celebrate their holidays, but extending the school year by adding a bunch of mid-week days off isn’t the answer.[/b] [/quote]

So when those holidays fall in the middle of the week, how would you suggest allowing people to celebrate their holidays, if not giving school off those days?
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APS offers an excused absence for religious holidays. Which will still be necessary, because we can’t possibly account for the religious holidays of every single APS student. [/quote]

Even while the absence was excused, my kids would fight to go to school on our family’s religious holidays because they hated missing school and falling behind. An excused absence is not at all the same as having the day off. I applaud APS for honoring many major holidays from major religions apart from Christianity. [/quote]

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