Re: [ha-Safran] Education board cuts Jewish holidays

[Emily Bergman via Hasafran]

Growing up in OK and TX, the Jewish holidays were unexcused absences, and I
could only make up work if the teacher allowed me to do so (I don't
remember ever not being able to make up work).  I'd rather get rid of all
religious holidays as public school holidays than choose which ones to
include...but that'll never happen.  Emily

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On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 4:00 PM Martha Simpson via Hasafran <
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> This article was on the front page of the Hartford Courant.   Basically,
> in Farmington, CT, the town's South Asian population asked the school board
> to make Diwali a day off, since Asians represent 23% of the population. Not
> only did the
> This article was on the front page of the Hartford Courant.  Basically, in
> Farmington, CT, the town's South Asian population asked the school board to
> make Diwali a day off, since Asians represent 23% of the population. Not
> only did the school board say no, they also decided to take away Rosh
> Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which had already been approved holidays.
>
> I don't know if this is anything we can take action on, but I thought it
> was important to let people know about it.
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[ha-Safran] Education board cuts Jewish holidays

[Martha Simpson via Hasafran]

This article was on the front page of the Hartford Courant.  Basically, in
Farmington, CT, the town's South Asian population asked the school board to
make Diwali a day off, since Asians represent 23% of the population. Not
only did the school board say no, they also decided to take away Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which had already been approved holidays.

I don't know if this is anything we can take action on, but I thought it
was important to let people know about it.

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