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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We need to get rid of the religious holiday closures in the schedule. It picks winners and losers and pits people against each other. It makes more sense to let people take their own holidays off than have everyone take every holiday off. Yes, I’m willing to decouple Easter from Spring Break and schedule school on Christmas if that would make you feel better about it. [/quote]

I agree, except having school on Christmas would be dumb because there would be way too many people absent (& it’s a federal holiday). If there is another religious holiday that >50% of the county population celebrates, by all means have that day off, too. [/quote]

Of course it would be dumb. My family would stay home that week and so would most other people. However, if that’s what we need to do to demonstrate a true operational issue so be it. [/quote]

And also, It’s not just about Christmas or Hanukkah being in that timeframe, culturally in this country for at least 30 years, There has been a winter break in schools where families take time to be with each other and or travel. Could that move to the first two weeks of January, sure, but when 80 to 90% of your school will be absent for Christmas, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Day being a federal holiday, it just makes sense to close during that time. It’s one thing to be inclusive and it’s another to be a poor planner. [/quote]

Don’t forget Kwanzaa is Dec 26- Jan 1. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, but that date can fall anywhere between late November and late December on the Gregorian calendar. For “Christmas,” actually can’t just say it’s Dec 25–yes, most in US celebrate on 25th, but Orthodox celebrate on Jan 6 and many in US from Europe grew up with Dec 25 but even bigger holiday was on Jan 6. All to say, agree better to have quarter end set the winter break and have observed holiday excused absences. [/quote]

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