Rick Adams wrote:
> It isn't up to the individual instructor to determine
> what religious holidays legitimize not attending classes--it's up to the
> administration.
>
> Look at it from another perspective. If you let students in one religion
> have days off from class (that need not be made up) not enjoyed by all
> students, you are discriminating as surely as if you allowed only
> African-American students to take Martin Luther King's Birthday off!
I've got a couple of problems with this. First, are African-American students the only
group that has a recent to celebrate King's birthday? (The implication is that others
are just enjoying someone else's celebration.)
Second, why should ANY religious holiday be allowed if we don't allow all of them. If
you want to pass that error to the administration, why are they allowed to favor
Christian and (sometimes) Jewish holidays?
Maybe I shouldn't say anything. Our administration took away Labor Day last year.
Christmas can't be far behind!
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