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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There never will be happy parents in FCPS. I, for one, am happy that for once my family's holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur) are recognized and that at least my youngest child won't have to endure tests and quizzes on the Holy Days. This year, despite that BS thing called "Religious Observance", my middle child had to take THREE tests on Yom Kippur. No one gave a shit that it was a religious holiday. And dear me, we will have 9 weeks of summer break and not 10. Are you people filthy rich? Aren't you tired of paying for summer care week after week.[/quote]

No one cared because there was no secular reason for Yom Kippur to be a day off at school. [b]Religion is completely optional and has no place in public schools. If you want your child to take off religious holidays without disruption then go to one of the many private religious schools out there.[/b] [/quote]

+100%  YES[/quote]

+1. Agreed. If you want to take off a religious holiday, take your kids out of school. The rest of us do not have to miss school or claim holidays for the myriad of religious or cultural holidays that people want off. Secular schools please!![/quote]

YES - I have no desire to take two weeks off in December. PLEASE just take your kids out of school for Christmas and let us have normal school those weeks. So sick of Christians thinking they own this country. Christmas should also NOT be a federal holiday. It's total BS.[/quote]

Sorry, hon. That's not changing. A) end of the calendar year is a logical -and ingrained- break in the school year. Maybe 2 weeks isn't needed but you should make your peace with the break. It's not changing.
B) Regardless of your view, Xmas IS a federal holiday. It IS a holiday celebrated by most people (even non-Christians I know enjoy some aspects of it). And it's not always religious to the people who celebrate .

It's not changing. You can make this your hill to die on. But, it won't matter. And you'll just look silly. [/quote]

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