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Anonymous wrote:I like the breaks, it helps my HS stay on top of their studies and be able to have enough down time.

+1

I think it’s fine for high school, but for working parents with younger kids the inconsistent schedule is really hard.

School isn’t daycare, dumbass

This is the worst response. It's the same number of school days, genius.

I agree to some extent with the daycare poster, but please, can we stop the name calling. Imbecile earlier, dumbass now. Why is it necessary? It just makes these forums more toxic

Math is hard.

Anonymous wrote:It’s terrible for routine and consistency for kids.
Get rid of the 4 day Labor Day weekend (I know, it’s VA law), get rid of Columbus Day, and get rid of Veteran’s Day. The kids don’t need those off.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Christian holidays are ok for OP?

Your post "might" have had some credibility if you didn't throw that in there.

Name a Christian holiday that isn't part of some other break. Hint - there aren't any.

In fact, there's only one Christian holiday that is part of an existing break and that one is far longer than it needs to be and the entire country takes it off anyway.

You fail.

Anonymous wrote:It’s terrible for routine and consistency for kids.
Get rid of the 4 day Labor Day weekend (I know, it’s VA law), get rid of Columbus Day, and get rid of Veteran’s Day. The kids don’t need those off.

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Anonymous wrote:We've had 3 (4?) religious holidays so far this year... and endless more to come.

Liberals fought hard to remove any entanglement between public school and Christian religion, now these hypocrites can't add enough religious holidays to the schedule.

Wish my kids were in school and learning. Wish the School Board even cared about that.

Maybe you should send your kid to private. Homeschooling is also an option.

Maybe Public Schools should have a sensible schedule. I don't think that we have a month left this year were the kids have a full week of school every week. We have a few were there is only one short week but most have 2-3 weeks that are off or shortened. Say what you will about diversity but many kids need a more stable schedule.

Between Teacher Workdays and Religious holidays and Federal Holidays the kids are out of school in a way that is disruptive. Something needs to change. And yes, I filled out the survey. And I have looked at the survey results and it sure as hell looks to me like most parents are not happy with the schedule.

Anonymous wrote:I wish some schools were year round around here and we could pick which we'd prefer. I'd like 6 weeks of school followed by 1/2 weeks off. All these random days are killing me.

Btw, I saw all the stands of fireworks for Diwali and that people were buying them like crazy. I was seriously hoping for some firework shows. I do wish that some of these holidays that we get off could be enjoyed by others the way Christmas is.

Anonymous wrote:And don’t forget that Friday is 2 hr early release, 10/31 is another day off, followed by 11/8 and 11/11! Way to ensure that kids don’t have a full week of school in the fall, FCPS!

#FedHolidayOnly #KeepReligionOutOfSchools

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Anonymous wrote:We've had 3 (4?) religious holidays so far this year... and endless more to come.

Liberals fought hard to remove any entanglement between public school and Christian religion, now these hypocrites can't add enough religious holidays to the schedule.

Wish my kids were in school and learning. Wish the School Board even cared about that.

Do you complain about getting off for Christmas???????????????

DP here. Christmas happens to be a Federal holiday and is a day off for almost every organization and business. It also falls during the Winter Break which is not necessarily affiliated with a religion (although of course it encompasses several religious holidays).

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Anonymous wrote:We've had 3 (4?) religious holidays so far this year... and endless more to come.

Liberals fought hard to remove any entanglement between public school and Christian religion, now these hypocrites can't add enough religious holidays to the schedule.

Wish my kids were in school and learning. Wish the School Board even cared about that.

Maybe you should send your kid to private. Homeschooling is also an option.

Maybe Public Schools should have a sensible schedule. I don't think that we have a month left this year were the kids have a full week of school every week. We have a few were there is only one short week but most have 2-3 weeks that are off or shortened. Say what you will about diversity but many kids need a more stable schedule.

Between Teacher Workdays and Religious holidays and Federal Holidays the kids are out of school in a way that is disruptive. Something needs to change. And yes, I filled out the survey. And I have looked at the survey results and it sure as hell looks to me like most parents are not happy with the schedule.

Actually, the first 3 weeks in December are full weeks.

And then time off so not a full month of school. The Winter Holiday is normal but the disruptions in September and October are new. January and February are traditionally a mess because it is near impossible to get back into a routine due to the various Federal Holidays and then snow days. Now we are extending that with extra days off in April.

The fall used to be reasonably stable but no more.

A complete mess.

My kid is fine but he doesn't have any issues and is chill and goes with the flow well. My friends kid with anxiety and ADHD is having issues with refusal this year because of all the disruptions. I can only imagine the trouble that kids with executive functioning issues are having because there are consistent changes to schedules.

It is unnecessary. Make these days O days where there are no tests or homework or assignments due. Let people who want to miss, miss without punishment, but stop disrupting the routines that are needed for lots of kids.

And if your high school kid needs the extra time to do the work and is stressed about the work load, revisit your kids workload.

Of course you assume that the 2 week "Winter Holiday is normal" because it is the one that works for you. O days were a mess last year, which is why they aren't doing them again.

Yeah, im muslim and having random 2 weeks off at the end of December is totally stupid and unnecessary for me. the weather is terrible, id rather have a longer break in spring/fall when the weather is nicer but there is a major religious holiday that most ppl celebrate and take off for so I think its fine to accommodate them. T. Jefferson had a huge role in shaping how this country was going to look, he planned for this- hindus and muslims and jews and all sorts of others will come here and they'll make this country a roaring success which.. it is compared to everywhere else. Look around you... and dont tell me EU.. EU had 3 devastating wars that they have recovered from b/c of massive mount of remittances from European immigrants who moved here and took office and helped them on a federal level. Those constant wars also taught them some hard lessons in resiliency and we should be thankful we haven't had to learn those lessons.

I grew up in a town that was 90% Catholic, and let me tell you, two weeks for winter break was not normal. Us kids were in school until Dec. 23. You got off starting Dec. 24, and then came back Jan. 2. I think the difference is (and I say this without judgment) that we didn't have a lot of rich families looking to take vacations.

Anonymous wrote:We've had 3 (4?) religious holidays so far this year... and endless more to come.

Liberals fought hard to remove any entanglement between public school and Christian religion, now these hypocrites can't add enough religious holidays to the schedule.

Wish my kids were in school and learning. Wish the School Board even cared about that.

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Anonymous wrote:I like the breaks, it helps my HS stay on top of their studies and be able to have enough down time.

+1

I think it’s fine for high school, but for working parents with younger kids the inconsistent schedule is really hard.

School isn’t daycare, dumbass

This is the worst response. It's the same number of school days, genius.

I agree to some extent with the daycare poster, but please, can we stop the name calling. Imbecile earlier, dumbass now. Why is it necessary? It just makes these forums more toxic

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Anonymous wrote:We've had 3 (4?) religious holidays so far this year... and endless more to come.

Liberals fought hard to remove any entanglement between public school and Christian religion, now these hypocrites can't add enough religious holidays to the schedule.

Wish my kids were in school and learning. Wish the School Board even cared about that.

Maybe you should send your kid to private. Homeschooling is also an option.

Maybe Public Schools should have a sensible schedule. I don't think that we have a month left this year were the kids have a full week of school every week. We have a few were there is only one short week but most have 2-3 weeks that are off or shortened. Say what you will about diversity but many kids need a more stable schedule.

Between Teacher Workdays and Religious holidays and Federal Holidays the kids are out of school in a way that is disruptive. Something needs to change. And yes, I filled out the survey. And I have looked at the survey results and it sure as hell looks to me like most parents are not happy with the schedule.

Actually, the first 3 weeks in December are full weeks.

And then time off so not a full month of school. The Winter Holiday is normal but the disruptions in September and October are new. January and February are traditionally a mess because it is near impossible to get back into a routine due to the various Federal Holidays and then snow days. Now we are extending that with extra days off in April.

The fall used to be reasonably stable but no more.

A complete mess.

My kid is fine but he doesn't have any issues and is chill and goes with the flow well. My friends kid with anxiety and ADHD is having issues with refusal this year because of all the disruptions. I can only imagine the trouble that kids with executive functioning issues are having because there are consistent changes to schedules.

It is unnecessary. Make these days O days where there are no tests or homework or assignments due. Let people who want to miss, miss without punishment, but stop disrupting the routines that are needed for lots of kids.

And if your high school kid needs the extra time to do the work and is stressed about the work load, revisit your kids workload.

Of course you assume that the 2 week "Winter Holiday is normal" because it is the one that works for you. O days were a mess last year, which is why they aren't doing them again.

Yeah, im muslim and having random 2 weeks off at the end of December is totally stupid and unnecessary for me. the weather is terrible, id rather have a longer break in spring/fall when the weather is nicer but there is a major religious holiday that most ppl celebrate and take off for so I think its fine to accommodate them. T. Jefferson had a huge role in shaping how this country was going to look, he planned for this- hindus and muslims and jews and all sorts of others will come here and they'll make this country a roaring success which.. it is compared to everywhere else. Look around you... and dont tell me EU.. EU had 3 devastating wars that they have recovered from b/c of massive mount of remittances from European immigrants who moved here and took office and helped them on a federal level. Those constant wars also taught them some hard lessons in resiliency and we should be thankful we haven't had to learn those lessons.