DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Fairfax County schools retain copious cultural observance days out of ‘diversity’ concerns.

Fairfax County Public Schools approved scant changes to the academic calendar this week despite a growing movement among parents demanding that the northern Virginia school district cut down on its exorbitant number of days off for cultural observances.

FCPS has the highest volume of days off in Virginia and among the largest public school systems nationwide. In fact, Fairfax County, a majority-white liberal suburb, dedicates more days off from school to cultural holidays than the demographically diverse city schools in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

That’s a whole lot of virtue signaling, but what about the education?