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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so stupid.  
The only religious holidays ghat should be non instructional days are the ones that sufficiently impact teacher attendance that it makes it infeasible to have classes.  Eg if more than 10% of teachers will call out for a given holiday, it probably makes sense to give that as a non instructional day.  Period.  People need to stop feeling like this is a judgment on how important or respected their religion is.  [/quote]
Are there data on this? Do you think no Muslims work at McPS?  Or do you only think Jewish people work for MCPS and not Muslims because those are the people you socialize with? [/quote]
There was in the past (the data drove the Jewish holiday policies - the county didn't have sufficient substitutes to cover projected teacher absences), but MCPS demographics have changed so I don't know that it's current.  I agree with previous PP that MCPS should calculate these numbers and make a policy based on them.  [/quote]

Their school calendar policy does convey this idea, but there aren't any specific measures:

Other Operational Needs and Educational Interests

The Board may determine that schools should be closed at other times in
furtherance of other educational interests or operational needs:
a) For example, while each case must be evaluated independently, the
likelihood of high absentee rates on any given day for staff and/or students,
either districtwide or at a substantial portion of schools, may warrant closure
of all schools if necessary to secure educational resources, promote safe
school environments when it would otherwise be difficult and costly to
identify and hire a sufficient number of substitute teachers, and/or avoid
disruption to the delivery of effective and meaningful instruction.
b) To close schools districtwide on any day other than those mandated by
Maryland law, the district must establish that a school closure furthers a
secular purpose, such as any of the operational needs or educational
interests enumerated above. A student’s observance of a religious holiday
is an excused absence under Maryland law.
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