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Delegates consider school-calendar bill adding select religious and cultural holidays; school board expresses preference for local control
Summary
HOCO 1025, a bill to require schools to close for specified religious and cultural holidays, prompted debate between delegates and school-board representatives over local control, operational impacts and inclusivity.
HOCO 1025, a bill that would require Howard County public schools to close for a set of religious and cultural holidays (including Lunar New Year, Diwali, Eid and two Jewish High Holy Days), drew extended debate on Jan. 22 about local control, operational impacts and cultural recognition.
Delegate Wu (sponsoring the bill) and others argued the bill would codify current practice and reduce annual calendar disputes. "It's time to codify the practice," Wu said, noting the county’s…
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