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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the school board weren’t a bunch of idiots the sievert would have one question:

Which would you prefer (select one)
A. A two week winter break
B. Religious holidays that don’t fall during winter break

Done. Pick one or the other because the school year is too long and disruptive otherwise, and nobody can agree. They opened up Pandora’s box with this and have created a huge mess. [/quote]

They keep having feedback sessions because they are getting too much negative feedback about the disruptive religious holidays (that don't belong in public schools unless legitimate data on student absences supports a need). They really, really want to show the world they are equitable by having these holidays on the calendar but are running into bothersome staff and parents.[/quote]

Is it legal in Virginia to schedule days off around religious holidays?

I seem to recall an email from the school board a while back that stated it was not legal to build the calendar around religious holidays.[/quote]

I’m wondering that too. Is it just a VA thing? As far as I know, places with high Jewish populations have had off school on the major Jewish holidays for years now. [/quote]

It's not a VA issue but a constitutional issue. In order to have a religious holiday in public schools there has to be a secular reason for it (supported by data) such as a high number of absences that would affect teaching and education for a large number of students. It makes sense that a high Jewish population school would have off for major Jewish holidays because otherwise other kids would show up and not have teachers present. I don't think there's any data in FCPS to support these numerous religious holidays so they just keep reaching with these feedback sessions and thanking a higher power that no one has sued yet.[/quote]

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There is no genuine operational basis for anything other than needing to align spring break week with the week other districts pick. For sure they would lose if sued.  [/quote]

Maybe someone should sue.[/quote]

Need deep pockets and willing to be falsely accused as a bigot and racist.[/quote]

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That’s why no one has. It’s what FCPS is counting on. [/quote]

Should be that hard to file a class action with a named plaintiff who is a republican and is used to getting called those things. [/quote]

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