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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of the bus drivers and their community celebrate Ethiopian new year and many extended workers celebrate Vietnamese New Year. We should consider adding those to the calendar. I also would like to see Good Friday and Easter Monday added. This will ensure families can celebrate those days no matter when spring break is scheduled in future. I find it offensive it’s not named on the current calendar, frankly. [/quote]
We already get Easter Monday troll[/quote]

Well this comment didn’t age well. Revised proposed calendar removes Easter Monday. That’s why Good Friday (holiest Christian holiday along w Easter) and Easter Monday need to be observed - it’s not guaranteed that APS will overlap spring break. Why is no one calling this out?[/quote]

Why is Easter Monday necessary??? It is not a religious holiday.[/quote]

I have no idea. I grew up going to Catholic school and it was never considered a holiday. As students we would say it should be since it was called "Easter" Monday.

It turns out there is a state law regarding designating religious holidays "The calendar must have a secular reason to establish a holiday, such as a significant amount of student absences that would impact operations. View a summary of absences on religious observances and holidays. "
from the FCPS website - https://www.fcps.edu/calendars/how-fcps-develops-its-school-year-calendar

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Note that one of their considered factors is alignment with neighboring jurisdictions.  Instead of each system considering alignment with others, why not all the systems talk to each other and establish the alignment!!!!????[/quote]

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