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Re: New England District Events 2016

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
Why do people seem to be expressing discontent with Saturday-Sunday competitions? I saw complaints earlier that going to more events is a problem because it means more time out of school, and not having Friday as a competition day addresses that. I, for one, am quite happy that two of the four Indiana events in 2016 won't be requiring me to take vacation time.
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Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell View Post
1519 won't compete on Sundays due to their religious background.
As Jay said, 1519 doesn't attend Saturday-Sunday events because of our religious beliefs. Teams based out of a Christian school or with a Christian background range from being fine with competing on Sundays to being prohibited from competing on Sundays by their school.

I've talked with some people involved in FIRST who'd prefer not to compete on Sundays - not for religious reasons, but for pragmatic reasons... for example, so that they have a day to 'recover' or travel before going back to work/school.
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