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Board considers adding Juneteenth as a paid district holiday; staff estimate ~$62,000 annual cost for 12-month employees

5818172 · August 19, 2025
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Board members and a public speaker urged the district to recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Staff said adopting the holiday would affect 12-month employees and estimated roughly $62,000 in annual cost for payroll and benefits for those employees.

During the Maury County Board of Education work session, board members discussed adding Juneteenth to the district—s list of paid holidays. The item was presented as an amendment to Policy 5310, and the board heard public comment urging the change.

A member of the public, Hernandez Paco Havard, identified himself as a former president of the Maury County NAACP and asked the board to recognize Juneteenth, saying it would "mean so much to so many people of Maury County" and noting it is…

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