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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Attendance is important though. Ha. We really couldn’t consolidate today’s holiday with the grading day? [/quote]

It's a religious holiday so no. APS doesn't control when Eid al-Fitr is. No one has an issue when Christmas falls in the middle of the week and we build spring break around easter every single year, I don't think it is THAT much of a burden to have ONE day off a year so that students of another major religion get some protected time with their families where they aren't missing content etc. for one major holiday. I am Christian, for the record. Yes it is annoying how it falls with the grading period, it has felt like a lot lately. But I don't think the general premise is flawed.[/quote]

I’m Muslim. Eid isn’t unpredictable. The Fiqh Council for North America has the Eid dates set for the next 20 years or so. It’s not like it’s unpredictable. APS could have easily moved the grading day with the Eid holiday. Or at the very least moved other holidays around. Also Fairfax county consolidates religious holidays with teacher work days. If a teacher has a religious holiday that day they can just take the day off. [/quote]

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