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Quincy committee debates school calendar language, public comments pressing for Lunar New Year holiday
Summary
Committee members and a public commenter urged action on recognizing Lunar New Year as a school holiday; the committee discussed calendar language (185 vs. 180 days and cancellation days) and voted to add a footnote clarifying five built‑in cancellation days to the draft calendar policy.
Public testimony and a policy discussion over school calendar language were both on the Jan. 22 School Committee agenda, with callers urging the committee to consider Lunar New Year as an official Quincy Public Schools holiday and committee members debating how to make the calendar's required days clear.
Public comment: Lunar New Year During the meeting's open forum, Andy Pham asked the committee to recognize Lunar New Year as an official Quincy Public Schools holiday, saying his group had offered testimony at prior meetings and sought public acknowledgement of those comments. Pham told the committee, "moving forward with Lunar New Year as official Quincy Public Schools holiday aligns perfectly with our city's identity,…
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