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Milton School Committee confronts calendar, religious-holiday equity and consistency concerns
Summary
Public commenters urged keeping Jewish high-holy days on the district calendar and adding other religious holidays; the committee debated rotating holiday days, calendar structure and the need for a clearer policy path.
Public comment and a lengthy committee discussion on Jan. 22 centered on whether Milton’s school calendar should continue to designate certain religious holidays as days off.
Two residents urged the committee to keep Yom Kippur as a school holiday and to consider adding other religious holidays. Karen Friedman Hannah, a town-meeting member and synagogue leader, said removing the long-standing recognition of Jewish high-holy days would be “very upsetting and very concerning,” and she recommended keeping the current Jewish observance while considering adding Diwali, Eid and Lunar New Year. Rob Milt, a parent, told the committee that Yom Kippur has been treated as a non-school day for…
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