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to: Glenn Meadows
from: Ellen K.
date: 2005-09-25 01:37:08
subject: Re: Taybeh

From: Ellen K. 

I think it would be perfectly fine to have some instruction about
comparative religions and I wouldn't have a problem including music from
each one.   What I object to is a public school behaving as if all the
children are members of a given religion.

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:03:07 -0500, "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote in message :

>Would you have felt better if there were some Jewish songs in the same group
>(equal representation)?
>
>What I found interesting, is in NY, while everyone of course had Christmas
>off from school, the Jewish students were also allowed to take off their
>holidays, but the school was not closed.  These days were not taken as
>"unexcused absences", although the kids did have to make up
any missed work.
>The teachers normally did NOT schedule tests or major events for those days,
>either.

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