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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spring break shouldn’t be connected to Easter.

And we shouldn’t have off for all of these various religious holidays. It’s all or none and I vote none.

Have flexibility around assignments/testing on those days, if absolutely necessary. [/quote]

Just because a bunch of humans thousands of years ago made up some stories about God and now people still identify with this based on where their ancestors are from (even though we all know deep down that even if there is a God, religion I just a bunch of made up malarkey) doesn’t mean my kids shouldn’t go to school today. A Wednesday off is so disruptive to the school week and can’t be made into a long weekend. My SN kid was really out of sorts this morning from the change in schedule and I had to pay nearly $500 out of pocket on camps in order to work because a holiday I don’t even celebrate.

I think I could stomach it better if it were cited as a staffing issue (for instance I know there have been bus driver shortages during orthodox Easter). Because then I’m being inconvenienced for a rational, statistical decision regarding school operations.

But being out a bunch of money and dealing with a morning kid meltdown so someone else can practice their religion (I am not religious so I do not seek any sort of inconvenience from others for this purpose) just grates.

And totally agree about separating SB and Easter. I also don’t want to pay higher airfare just so people can travel to take their family photos and post “He Is Risen” all over their FB feeds.

If people want a school year that acknowledges their religion then choose a religious based school. The end.[/quote]

You're fine with accommodations due to staffing issues because of people observing their religious holidays, but not closing school for religious holidays because of staffing issues from people observing their religious holidays. Got it.[/quote]

No, I’m okay with accommodations due to staffing issues (which could be related to religious leave).

I’m not okay with days off to recognize religious holidays in some misguided attempt for APS to legitimize religious beliefs. And I think most people agree with this even if they won’t admit because there are a total of 10k+ religions in the world and we are not closing down schools for all of these. Clearly there is an unstated threshold for recognizing a holiday. I would like APS to actually bother having a policy regarding this rather than just pick and choose religious holidays based on some nebulous decision about which holidays matter. It’s not the school’s place to decide this and it opens the door to other groups claiming they are being marginalized.

Bottom line, schools should look at operational metrics, not the merits of religious holidays, and try to consolidate days off to minimize disruption to families. [/quote]

APE has entered the room. lol[/quote]

God forbid someone wants the school system to cover its rear end and not leave the taxpayers exposed to a First Amendment lawsuit. [/quote]

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