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Student reps ask Southington board to consider Diwali observance; board says calendar review process will follow
Summary
Student representatives asked the Southington School District to consider recognizing Diwali as an excused absence or day off; board members and administrators said the district will follow its calendar review process and noted constraints such as state-required 180 school days and scheduling tradeoffs.
Student representatives asked the Southington School District Board of Education to consider giving students time off for Diwali, saying the holiday is increasingly observed in the community and can present instructional challenges under the district’s block schedule.
Ethan, a student board representative, told trustees that other Connecticut districts — including Glastonbury, South Windsor, West Hartford and others — grant an observance day and that "missing a day is like missing a week" in block scheduling. He said…
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