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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fairfax has more teacher workdays than most districts. Many other districts have teacher workdays on the specialized holidays vs having both. We used to have school on Veteran’s Day.

The last day of school could have been June 12 if they made Veteran’s Day a school day and got rid of 2 teacher workdays.

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FCPS has 15 teacher workdays, which I agree is too many and a good way to shorten the year.  But this is a public school system and we should be getting rid of religious holidays before federal holidays.  The extra religious holidays that were instituted a few years ago have added a week to the calendar.[/quote]

Except this area is really diverse. There are schools in the county that would have 20-30 percent of the kids out on EID. How much learning is happening on these days if that many kids are out. How many teachers are out?

I would much rather they swapped these holidays for Teacher Workdays so teachers can take off if needed but no sub is needed.

For example, if the Jewish New Year is a teacher work day,  make Columbus Day a school day. The days are now swapped.

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Who cares if the kids are out for Eid?  That's on the parents. It only matters if the schools can operate and there's no evidence that Eid (or any of the other religious holidays) have caused operational problems. [/quote]

I think this was more a nod toward giving cultural weight or respect to non-christian religious observances. Also, if you are a politician and you want votes it's a good idea to be seen as advocating for "the group" even if the group itself has no interest, or places a low priority in taking the day off. It's still a win "for the group," I'm here, and you see me, and my beliefs are as important. The message is sent whether true or false, doesn't matter, that I'm in your corner.

When it becomes a Federal Holiday it will be non-performative.

Call me cynical but there is no obligation to abstain from work or school on these days, which makes it's performative all around.

I enjoyed having the extra week of summer break, great time to go to on much less crowded, and cheaper vacations. [/quote]

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