Schools to close on Muslim holidays in order to cut absence rates

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Schools already have a number of 'inset days', which they can use as and when they see fit.
Often they are tagged onto existing bank holidays, but there should be no reason why thay cannot be used for Eid. As lang as the school's governing body is in agreement.
 
As long as the time off is made up for I don't really see an issue...although I don't see how schools can take vacations for every religious holiday on the planet. There has to be some form of picking and choosing. Perhaps it should be based on the Muslim population of the school. If the population is above say 25% then there will be the Muslim holiday vacation, or something along those lines.
 
Pygoscelis said:
Can I have a holiday too for my religion?
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If you were a (non-Orthodox) Christian, you'd already have two.

Really, Pygo, I thought you'd be above this sort of Internet pettiness and 'epic failure'.

Joe98 said:
Thats OK.

The annual summer school holidays can be reduced by 5 days ( or one week) so the students don't miss out on education.

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Elephant in the room = schools with a vast majority of Muslim students, as in the first post, are going to be curiously empty on Eid days regardless of whether that particular school officially recognises those days as holidays or not.

Did you read the entire article or just the headline?
 
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that good to hear, in my state anyways you still have to call in absent.
 
I know where I went to public school (america, near washington dc) We had every jewish holiday off as well as easter and christmas. Now in college we still get all the jewish holidays off as well as christmas, but not easter.

But Ive never heard of a school letting off for aid or anything like that. I dont see why that cant be incorporated into the schedule. Seems like a good idea, I wish they would do something like that here.
 
Except National Day, Indonesian schools always closed 12 times in every year. Six on Islamic holidays, three on Christian holidays, one on Hindu holiday, one on Buddhist holiday and one on Chinese Confusian holiday(Chinese New Year).

So, why dont British govt follow Indonesian govt ?
 
well here in turkey we have only the islamic holidays and secular holidays. the christian and jewish schools have complete authority on their program, and they close their schools on their respective holidays. I like it. Though I would also like it if muslims had the right to fund their own schools like the minorities.
 
burdenofbeing said:
well here in turkey we have only the islamic holidays and secular holidays. the christian and jewish schools have complete authority on their program, and they close their schools on their respective holidays. I like it. Though I would also like it if muslims had the right to fund their own schools like the minorities.
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the army and secular elite are never going to allow muslims complete control as they perhaps quite rightly see it as a step towards true islam which they dont want.
 

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