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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]	•	Schools can close for religious holidays if there is a secular, non-religious reason.
	•	Justifications include significant anticipated absences disrupting operations.
	•	Closures ensure the maintenance of educational standards and reduce administrative burdens.
	•	Must comply with the First Amendment, avoiding endorsement of any religion.
	•	Community feedback and past attendance data can influence decisions.
	•	Primary reason for closure must be practical and operational, not religious.[/quote]

So, just so I follow your argument.

FCPS can schedule their winter break and spring break around Christian holidays for "practical reasons", and every weekend around the Christian sabbath for "practical reasons".  But if they give Diwali off that's "endorsing Hinduism" whatever that means?[/quote]

This schools could not function if they (stupidly) tried to operate on Christmas.

Diwali?  We went to school for dozens of years with no issues.  There's no operational reason to take Diwali off.[/quote]

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If we were in India it would be a practical/operational necessity to close for Diwali due to the number of kids and staff that would be out. Likewise here for the vast majority that celebrate Xmas (even if they are not practicing christians as it has also become a cultural holiday) - you’d have virtually empty schools on a staffing and student size which is why we close then.

And good luck trying to change the weekend timing! Again, if we were in a majority Muslim country it would be Fri/Sat but here it’s evolved to be Sat/Sun. It’s not a conspiracy against you. It is simply the majority culture that drives what is operationally necessary. [/quote]

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