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[FromTheLeft]

I know this for Judaism and I am assuming it is for other religions. Many of our holidays are celebrations that merited the expectation of children not going to school or parents not working. Old Jewish societies would have crumbled if we had stopped for eight days during Hanukkah, or for the full time of passover. For most holidays it is reasonable to expect that a child who practices the religion that is celebrating will be in school.

It is important to recognize that when it comes to mass education you must cater to the majority of students when it comes to lesson plans. If you will be missing 20 of 30 students for a Christian holiday it is a little different than if you will be missing one for a Zoroastrian celebration.