Anonymous wrote:You mean to tell me the school system didn't have one snow day built into the calendar? VA schools have at least 4 - no make ups required.

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Anonymous wrote:This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays.

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?

Thank you for your comment that showed curiosity and compassion instead of just attacking. Passover often falls around the same time as Easter and so aligns with the Christonormative calendar, but this year is different, as it sometimes is.

I understand that there are many holidays for many religions and other moral traditions that are not recognized by the MCPS calendar and that is unfortunate. There should be a better mechanism for recognizing absences and accommodating missed work for holidays not part of the Christonormative calendar. But those who are so quick to jump on the Jews seem to be missing my point (or actually they're exactly proving my point). There were options for which day to choose, and they chose Passover, during a time of heightened anti-semitism. It just goes to show how much they don't care about supporting Jewish students and families during these difficult times.

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Anonymous wrote:This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays.

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?

Thank you for your comment that showed curiosity and compassion instead of just attacking. Passover often falls around the same time as Easter and so aligns with the Christonormative calendar, but this year is different, as it sometimes is.

I understand that there are many holidays for many religions and other moral traditions that are not recognized by the MCPS calendar and that is unfortunate. There should be a better mechanism for recognizing absences and accommodating missed work for holidays not part of the Christonormative calendar. But those who are so quick to jump on the Jews seem to be missing my point (or actually they're exactly proving my point). There were options for which day to choose, and they chose Passover, during a time of heightened anti-semitism. It just goes to show how much they don't care about supporting Jewish students and families during these difficult times.

Fellow Jewish person here, and I am sorry, but this is just not a solid argument. They chose April 22nd because it would be the least disruptive for the school system overall. It was a day already designated for professional development. Using it as an asynchronous makeup day would not shorten spring break, or extend the school year, or interfere with end of quarter grading. It makes sense.

Agreed. The PP you quoted is not a victim here. The effect on teachers for itself 4/22 is ZERO. They were supposed to do professional development anyway. Now, they will do 2 hours and have to grade some papers and work eventually from the async assignment, but they don’t have to do that on 4/22. The effect on students for 4/22 is also negligible. Before, they had the day off. Now, they have some assignments to do, but they won’t need to do them on that day. That poster is just trying to play the victim all the time. It’s not antisemitic.

You sound like a not so rational person. Nice strawman you keep erecting there.

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Anonymous wrote:This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays.

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?

Thank you for your comment that showed curiosity and compassion instead of just attacking. Passover often falls around the same time as Easter and so aligns with the Christonormative calendar, but this year is different, as it sometimes is.

I understand that there are many holidays for many religions and other moral traditions that are not recognized by the MCPS calendar and that is unfortunate. There should be a better mechanism for recognizing absences and accommodating missed work for holidays not part of the Christonormative calendar. But those who are so quick to jump on the Jews seem to be missing my point (or actually they're exactly proving my point). There were options for which day to choose, and they chose Passover, during a time of heightened anti-semitism. It just goes to show how much they don't care about supporting Jewish students and families during these difficult times.

Fellow Jewish person here, and I am sorry, but this is just not a solid argument. They chose April 22nd because it would be the least disruptive for the school system overall. It was a day already designated for professional development. Using it as an asynchronous makeup day would not shorten spring break, or extend the school year, or interfere with end of quarter grading. It makes sense.

Agreed. The PP you quoted is not a victim here. The effect on teachers for itself 4/22 is ZERO. They were supposed to do professional development anyway. Now, they will do 2 hours and have to grade some papers and work eventually from the async assignment, but they don’t have to do that on 4/22. The effect on students for 4/22 is also negligible. Before, they had the day off. Now, they have some assignments to do, but they won’t need to do them on that day. That poster is just trying to play the victim all the time. It’s not antisemitic.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.

+100 we need to balance our focus on the State Board and Education as well as MCPS(local).

Can you name the individuals on the MSDE we can contact to voice our concerns about this?

There’s no one to contact about this. The state has approved asyncrhnous days for all counties. Some even build them into their 180 day calendar. Using one for a make up day is no big deal.

The point is to contact MSDE so they change this next year. I don't think they should allow virtual at all, but if they do, it should be limited to the snow day itself. There's no reason students can't go in on the 10th or 22nd.

I’ll contact MSDE in full support to continue with virtual. With an odd async makeup day here or there, we aren’t ostracizing a protected class by making them choose between class and religious expression.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.

+100 we need to balance our focus on the State Board and Education as well as MCPS(local).

Can you name the individuals on the MSDE we can contact to voice our concerns about this?

There’s no one to contact about this. The state has approved asyncrhnous days for all counties. Some even build them into their 180 day calendar. Using one for a make up day is no big deal.

The point is to contact MSDE so they change this next year. I don't think they should allow virtual at all, but if they do, it should be limited to the snow day itself. There's no reason students can't go in on the 10th or 22nd.

I’ll contact MSDE in full support to continue with virtual. With an odd async makeup day here or there, we aren’t ostracizing a protected class by making them choose between class and religious expression.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.

+100 we need to balance our focus on the State Board and Education as well as MCPS(local).

Can you name the individuals on the MSDE we can contact to voice our concerns about this?

There’s no one to contact about this. The state has approved asyncrhnous days for all counties. Some even build them into their 180 day calendar. Using one for a make up day is no big deal.

The point is to contact MSDE so they change this next year. I don't think they should allow virtual at all, but if they do, it should be limited to the snow day itself. There's no reason students can't go in on the 10th or 22nd.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.

+100 we need to balance our focus on the State Board and Education as well as MCPS(local).

Can you name the individuals on the MSDE we can contact to voice our concerns about this?

There’s no one to contact about this. The state has approved asyncrhnous days for all counties. Some even build them into their 180 day calendar. Using one for a make up day is no big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.

+100 we need to balance our focus on the State Board and Education as well as MCPS(local).

Can you name the individuals on the MSDE we can contact to voice our concerns about this?

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Anonymous wrote:This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays.

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?

Thank you for your comment that showed curiosity and compassion instead of just attacking. Passover often falls around the same time as Easter and so aligns with the Christonormative calendar, but this year is different, as it sometimes is.

I understand that there are many holidays for many religions and other moral traditions that are not recognized by the MCPS calendar and that is unfortunate. There should be a better mechanism for recognizing absences and accommodating missed work for holidays not part of the Christonormative calendar. But those who are so quick to jump on the Jews seem to be missing my point (or actually they're exactly proving my point). There were options for which day to choose, and they chose Passover, during a time of heightened anti-semitism. It just goes to show how much they don't care about supporting Jewish students and families during these difficult times.

Fellow Jewish person here, and I am sorry, but this is just not a solid argument. They chose April 22nd because it would be the least disruptive for the school system overall. It was a day already designated for professional development. Using it as an asynchronous makeup day would not shorten spring break, or extend the school year, or interfere with end of quarter grading. It makes sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.

+100 we need to balance our focus on the State Board and Education as well as MCPS(local).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays.

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?

Thank you for your comment that showed curiosity and compassion instead of just attacking. Passover often falls around the same time as Easter and so aligns with the Christonormative calendar, but this year is different, as it sometimes is.

I understand that there are many holidays for many religions and other moral traditions that are not recognized by the MCPS calendar and that is unfortunate. There should be a better mechanism for recognizing absences and accommodating missed work for holidays not part of the Christonormative calendar. But those who are so quick to jump on the Jews seem to be missing my point (or actually they're exactly proving my point). There were options for which day to choose, and they chose Passover, during a time of heightened anti-semitism. It just goes to show how much they don't care about supporting Jewish students and families during these difficult times.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This decision totally tracks with the increase in anti-semitism in the district. Well done MCPS.

How? Instead of making staff go in person for a mandatory all day PD day, they now made it an online PD day that will probably take a few hours.

Seems like they gave a benefit, even though non instructional days are not supposed to be solely for religious holidays.

That's nice for the teachers, but I'm talking about for the students and their families. Passover begins that evening but the hours during the day before sunset are used to clean the house and prepare. This decision is all very tone deaf.

Then, IMO, it should be an excused absence for you.

In past years, are kids always off on the day of the evening that Passover begins?

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like smoke and mirror BS so the lazy teachers (not the dedicated ones) don't have to teach.

Take it up with MSDE. They approved asynchronous days.