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School committee approves first reading of 2025–26 calendar amid debate over clustered half days and religious observances
Summary
The Framingham School Committee approved a first reading of the 2025–26 school calendar Feb. 26, with members and students raising concerns about clustered half days, professional development scheduling, and inclusion of Eid as a day recognized in the draft; committee expects revised second draft before final vote.
The Framingham School Committee approved a first reading of the 2025–26 school calendar Feb. 26 and directed superintendent Robert Tremblay to return with a revised draft for second reading.
The draft calendar includes four fall parent-teacher/professional-development days and three in the spring (a 4/3 split agreed with the teachers association), and explicitly recognizes Eid as a cultural holiday in the proposed schedule. The superintendent told members that adding some cultural observances increases the school year by a day and that contractual obligations (180 school days and required instructional…
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