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Students and families press Board to recognize Diwali, Eid and Lunar New Year; board approves 2026–27 calendar with conference date change
Summary
Multiple students, parents and community advocates urged the Greenwich Board of Education to recognize Diwali, Eid and Lunar New Year as school observances or holidays; the board approved the 2026–27 calendar and agreed to move a parent‑teacher conference date after public comment and discussion of future calendar policy work.
Several students and parents asked the Greenwich Board of Education to add religious holidays such as Diwali and Eid to the official school calendar, saying recognition would make students from South Asian and Muslim families feel included and avoid forcing families to choose between religious celebration and school obligations.
Two Greenwich High School sophomores, Sadhvi Ramanan and Zahra Dada, told the board that "many members of Greenwich remain unrecognized" and asked specifically for Diwali and Eid to be marked as days off or, at minimum, for teachers not to assign homework on those days. Sadhvi said, "every student deserves to feel connected, welcomed,…
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