Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 10:17     Subject: Re:Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The schools should be secular and not kowtow to religious holidays.


The policy is to respect religions asshole. How about school on Christmas?



Please don't assume he's a Christian. He's probably an atheist.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 10:04     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:Your time would probably be better sent contacting the school and letting them know. They'll probably change the date once it's brought to their attention.


Did that.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 09:35     Subject: Re:Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
The schools should be secular and not kowtow to religious holidays.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 09:23     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Your time would probably be better sent contacting the school and letting them know. They'll probably change the date once it's brought to their attention.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 08:41     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:Welcome to Virginia


Lived here for 23 of 51 years. The problem is not Virginia. It is people not checking calendars.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 08:28     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Welcome to Virginia
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 08:22     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Homework is optional, why is back to school night mandatory?


Attending BTSN is mandatory if you are a teacher. Do they have no Jewish staff?


I know of at least one. (but he was a 8th grade teacher). BTSN on Yom Kippur seems to be inconsistent with FCPS religion policy.
http://www.fcps.edu/hr/eer/relcal/guidelines.shtml

Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 08:13     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:Homework is optional, why is back to school night mandatory?


Attending BTSN is mandatory if you are a teacher. Do they have no Jewish staff?
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 07:59     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:Homework is optional, why is back to school night mandatory?


Homework is not optional.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2015 07:59     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:Does Yom Kippur change from year to year?




Yom Kippur is a lunar calendar. It will be 10 days after a particular new moon (Rosh Hashanah being the new moon).
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2015 23:02     Subject: Re:Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Anonymous wrote:I thought we were multicultural enough not to have to worry about everyone's holidays.


That's not what that means. You'd be pissed if it were on Christmas.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2015 23:00     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Homework is optional, why is back to school night mandatory?
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2015 22:33     Subject: Re:Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
I thought we were multicultural enough not to have to worry about everyone's holidays.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2015 22:25     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
Does Yom Kippur change from year to year?

Anonymous
Post 08/28/2015 22:09     Subject: Just noticed, Luther Jackson's back to school night is Yom Kippur
The 8th grade back to school night at Luther Jackson middle school for 8th graders is at the end of Yom Kippur. I thought we were multicultural enough not to have crap like this.