On Now: Kojo Nnamdi with A Contentious School Calendar In Montgomery County
Listen now:
Montgomery County’s Board of Education voted earlier this week to remove
the names of religious holidays from the school calendar. The board
notes that the days off will remain the same given how many staff and
students are absent on those days. But the decision is a contentious
one, both for those who’d like to see the days recognized as religious
holidays, and for Muslim groups who lobbied to have their own holidays
added to the calendar. We explore the issues.
Guests
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Philip Kauffman
President, Montgomery County Board of Education
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Matt Bush
Maryland Reporter, WAMU 88.5
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Patricia O'Neill
Member, Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education
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Saqib Ali
Director of Government Relations, Council on American
Islamic Relations, Maryland Chapter; Co-chair, Equality for Eid
Coalition; Former Member, Maryland House of Delegates (D- Dist. 39,
Gaithersburg)
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2014-11-13/a_contentious_school_calendar_in_montgomery_county
three-ring circus
ReplyDeleteMaybe Starr and the BOE could re-implement a religious holiday calendar schedule, by taking a lead from Homer Simpson and refer to all holidays using a "ChrisMuJew" naming system. This should make everybody happy!
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