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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one who thinks there’s no reason for MCPS to issue a holiday message?

Friends and family can wish each other seasons greetings.

The King can issue a message to the UK.

The Pope can wish the faithful a Merry Christmas.

But the guy currently running mcps really shouldn’t feel compelled to issue a video. A simple email/text reminding everyone when winter break is/schools are closed along with a vanilla, “Wishing our tremendous staff as well as our students and mcps families a safe and happy holiday. See you when classes resume on January blah blah blah.”

This isn’t hard. [/quote]

Why not? If it's culturally significant enough to have an extended break, what's wrong with noting it? I'm certainly not saying he should feel compelled to, but I also don't see why he should be discouraged from doing so.

And I say that as a staunch atheist. But, in modern times, Christmas isn't a religious holiday. It is a cultural holiday like Halloween or Valentine's Day. I don't see why anyone would complain.[/quote]

It’s very much a Christian holiday.  I have never celebrated it.  How about some cultural competency?[/quote]

Its not. Christmas is very widely celebrated by Americans   who are non-religoous or who follow a different religion outside of Christianity. Modern Christmas has very little to do with Christianity. It has Christian roots, but that's true of a variety of traditions that are generally considered secular. One more generation and most people will barely remember that Christmas was ever considered a religious holiday.[/quote]

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