Religious Holidays

There's a brewing debate over whether or not public school systems should honor Muslim holidays. The very clear and easy answer is NO.

In our Florida government school system, there is not a single religious holiday that is observed specifically by suspending school for the day, week or month. Excused absences have always been given for those honoring religious holidays, but the entire populace is not excused to observe.

The only holiday that seems to be surrounded around the Christian faith is the Winter Break. Yes, Christmas falls squarely in the middle of it, but it also covers New Years Eve/Day, usually Hanukah and Winter Solstice. Even Spring Break has nothing more to do with Easter.

Why would a government school system forget the norm and pander to a Muslim minority? I'm at a loss for words on the rationality of the argument. Seems to me that we have a minority distorting reality.

Observed Government School Holidays in Volusia County FL:

Labor Day

Thanksgiving

Winter Break

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

President's Day

Spring Break

Memorial Day