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Scituate School Committee approves 2025-26 calendar after extended debate on start date and professional development
Summary
After extensive public comment and internal debate about starting school before Labor Day, professional development scheduling and student athletics, the Scituate School Committee voted to adopt the 2025-26 school calendar as amended at its Feb. 10 meeting.
The Scituate School Committee voted Feb. 10 to adopt the 2025-26 school calendar after prolonged discussion about whether students should start before Labor Day, how professional development (PD) days are scheduled, and potential impacts on athletics and family plans.
Public comment opened the topic. A resident identified in the record as Miss Withrow told the committee she preferred a return to an earlier start date and urged the board to consider educational benefits of beginning before Labor Day: "I'm not seeing valid reasons educationally of why we need to start after Labor Day...September learning is more beneficial to our students and teachers versus June learning," she said, and asked the committee to consider comparative data from other districts and local fall-athletics participation.
District leaders presented an updated draft calendar that…
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