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I do praise the founders for establishing a secular nation.
they did so for a very practical reason - there would never have BEEN a United States of America if they had tried to establish an official religion.
Yes because the founders of the country (and early Americans) were descendants of people leaving religious persecution. The language of the Founding of the Country states their is a God, but leaves Religious freedom to the people.
There are nearly 14,000 school districts in the US. Districts are typically free to choose which days they close.
While the Jewish population is about 2.3% in the US, the majority of this population tends to be concentrated. No reason why districts with substantial Jewish student populations should not close for major Jewish holidays. Same for districts with substantial Muslim student populations. Etc.
Such holidays tend to be referred to as a generic holiday.
Yes because the founders of the country (and early Americans) were descendants of people leaving religious persecution. The language of the Founding of the Country states their is a God, but leaves Religious freedom to the people.
the only mention of god in the Constitution, which is the actual law of the land, is the phrase "Anno Domini".
There are nearly 14,000 school districts in the US. Districts are typically free to choose which days they close.
While the Jewish population is about 2.3% in the US, the majority of this population tends to be concentrated. No reason why districts with substantial Jewish student populations should not close for major Jewish holidays. Same for districts with substantial Muslim student populations. Etc.
Such holidays tend to be referred to as a generic holiday.
You’d think this would be painstakingly obvious to people...
There are nearly 14,000 school districts in the US. Districts are typically free to choose which days they close.
While the Jewish population is about 2.3% in the US, the majority of this population tends to be concentrated. No reason why districts with substantial Jewish student populations should not close for major Jewish holidays. Same for districts with substantial Muslim student populations. Etc.
Such holidays tend to be referred to as a generic holiday.
Yes, that just makes sense.
When I was a kid, there were two Jewish families in my predominantly Protestant Christian town. I remember there was a boy in my third grade class who stayed out of school a couple of times because of Jewish holidays. We didn't know quite what that meant, but he got to stay home a few extra days every year.
Thirty+ years later, I returned to that town to raise my own daughter. There were a few more Jewish families in town, but not as many as in the surrounding towns because our town had no temple. But there were a number of Jewish teachers on the faculty now, and my daughter got Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur off. She had a first-grade teacher who told them the Hanukah story and taught them how to make dreidels.
The town is 30 miles northwest of New York City, and in those intervening decades, a significant Jewish population had left the city and moved to the suburbs. The school calendar reflected that.
Doesn't make sense that a community with little or no Jewish (or Muslim) students or faculty would need to take those days off.
School districts should evaluate imho. The discussion about Muslims is regarding a particular county in Northern VA. In the article, Jews in the area are discussed as well due to an increase in their population.
Easier said than done...
Christmas is on December 25th, always!
The eight days of Hanukkah can start as early as Thanks Giving and may end as late as New Years Eve.
Easter can fall anywhere between April 1st and April 28th, as long as it's a Sunday.
Likewise, Passover can fall pretty much anywhere in the month of April.
Easter will be the same week as Passover.
Ramadan may or may not coincide with any Jewish or Christian holidays and may or may not take place within the traditional school year.
The eight days of Hanukkah can start as early as Thanks Giving and may end as late as New Years Eve.
Easter can fall anywhere between April 1st and April 28th, as long as it's a Sunday.
Likewise, Passover can fall pretty much anywhere in the month of April.
Easter will be the same week as Passover.
Ramadan may or may not coincide with any Jewish or Christian holidays and may or may not take place within the traditional school year.
Aside from Jewish Day Schools, no school is going to give off for Chanukah or Passover (and even then, it would generally coincide with their Winter and Spring Breaks). It’s really only the two High Holidays that are in play (either or both nights of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur). This probably seems “controversial” to some people because the Jewish High Holidays are toward the beginning of the school year and very close together.
Nor would Muslims get off for all of Ramadan (even at an Islamic school, which would mean a whole month without instruction). I believe it’s just one day (Eid-al-Fitr) that would be up for consideration during Ramadan. Otherwise, it would be Eid al-Adha. Muslim holidays cycle through the entire year, by the way, so any holiday could take place at any time.
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