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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I wish all those religious/cultural days off were school days and also excused absences for those observing. It really would nicer to have a long winter break.[/b]

I also wish MD would get rid of the Monday after Easter.

And we fall into one of those groups![/quote]

That's a terrible idea.  Semi-religious people will send their kids to school because missing a day of school is worse than taking a day off - Cultural Jew who'd be pissed sending her kids to school on Rosh Hashanah. [/quote]

It should be put up on a survey in the future. I think the majority would choose a longer winter break or even a fall break. I think many of us are okay being flexible about when we celebrate occasions. [/quote]

They have done this survey post-pandemic, so recently. Operationally, they cannot open on Rosh & Yom because they do not have enough subs/staff to cover the absences that would occur. Maybe there is flexibility in when you can celebrate some of these holidays, but that isn’t really possible with these two, unfortunately. They do have enough staff to operate on the other religious/cultural holidays but organizations representing those groups have lobbied to have those days off, and MCPS is interested in being responsive and inclusive. [/quote]

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