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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to a New York City study, declaring two Muslims Eids per year as a holiday would only knock off nine school days over the next 20 years.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-eid-school-20150923-story.html

I suspect Diwali --also based on a lunar calendar-- would have a similar limited impact.

In 2016, Diwali is on October 30. A SUNDAY.
In 2017, Diwali is on October 19. That is a Thursday, but MCPS already eliminated the day for teachers to attend the State conference in 2016. Just eliminate it again in 2017. FWIW, I teach for MCPS.
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2018 is a Wednesday, but 2019 is another Sunday and 2020 is a Saturday. Might impact the George B. Thomas Saturday school, but that voluntary tutoring program is for a tiny percentage of students and I doubt many DCUMers have their kids enrolled in it.

2021 is a Thursday. 2022 is a Monday. 2023 is another Sunday. 2024 is a Friday and 2025 is a Tuesday. 2026 is another Sunday. Only 3 of the following 4 are school days because 2030 is another Saturday.

So [b]9 days off in 15 years[/b]. Less than the Eids. The Hindu population of MoCo will continue to grow and more students will want the day off as a cultural holiday if not religious. [/quote]

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