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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's a Christian (or other religion) school, I doubt they are worried about "offending" OP with religious talk or that they will provide alternate assignments based on OP's religion.  A primary function of most religious schools are to teach religion.
However if they find that many of their students are of a different culture (not even necessarily a different religion) and will be taking a holiday off to observe, the school might alter their schedule to avoid disruption. 
For example, if they already know several months (or even a year) in advance that multiple children will not be in school on X date, they might avoid scheduling class pictures or the school chorus concert or something that day.[/quote]

[b]That argument doesn't fit here since they are asking mid-year. [/b]The family doesn't care which holidays the kid will celebrate otherwise they would have spoken to the school about it. Pressing for that information is not necessary. It sounds like the school has nothing better to do. [/quote]

Mid year is when they start planning NEXT years calendar, so it does fit here if they are expecting OP's kid will still be at the school next year.[/quote]

Op here. I doubt that's it. There are 3 or so families from our same culture at the school. I have already been asked several times this question and I replied our child can celebrate all of the holidays just like everyone else. They are making it a big deal by bringing it up so much and it's getting uncomfortable. 
In the email to the director reminded us they are a Presbyterian school as if we didn't know that and even mentioned if we don't celebrate these holidays perhaps the school isn't right for us. So now do you see why we may not want to disclose which holidays we don't celebrate? Our particular religion doesn't have a lot of options because it's so rare. I am looking into secular schools for next year. Both my husband and I went to Baptist missionary schools but we lived in a country where the majority of the population wasn't Christian.
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It's clear that there is a problem that your family does not celebrate these holidays.   OP, are you sure that your kid has not been making statements in class about not celebrating/believing?[/quote]

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