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You assume that no one here lives there or knows kids, family or friends in the area.
Page 1 has a poster who's children go to this school. It wasn't something anyone asked for, apparently. It was something the district chose to do. Words on a calendar is what we are talking about, right?
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if the schools going go this route why not do away with xmas all together , just keep the kids in school all week
"Where I grew up, "hunting season" was an excusable absence from school." In our school it should have been baseball opening day lots of absences that day for sure.
Page 1 has a poster who's children go to this school. It wasn't something anyone asked for, apparently. It was something the district chose to do. Words on a calendar is what we are talking about, right?
Whaaaaat?
In it's simplest terms sure. As I said they just wanted to be d icks so they took away the words but are still giving time of for Jewish holidays.
In slightly more complex terms they would rather pretend to be secular rather than make provisions for kids of the non dominant religions so that they could observe one extra holiday and other kids could learn about the one that fell on the same day as a holiday that they were already observing.
Good. Government facilities shouldn't acknowledge any religious holiday. Our school district doesn't say "Christmas break" they say "winter break" just for this reason.
This is rich. Closing for a holiday (Christmas or Easter) while refusing to acknowledge it says it all.
Let THEIR kids have the day off. I don't see a problem. Where I grew up, "hunting season" was an excusable absence from school. You just don't shut down the entire school for a minority of kids.
EXACTLY- SHEEZ Louisville ,KY lets the kids out for The Kentucky Derby... a horse race for cripes-sake!
The Derby is a weeks long event, culminating on the race. I think the kids in Indianapolis get off for race week also.
ah, gotcha. Makes sense.
The kids in NY, NJ, CT and some parts of New England have off for the Jewish High Holidays and all throughout Passover. I am sure kids in KY don't have off for those
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lots of absences that day for sure.
