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Resident urges Milton School Committee to restore Columbus Day or create an Italian Heritage recognition
Summary
A Milton resident called into the Dec. 18 meeting to say Columbus Day was removed from the district calendar without meaningful community input and urged the committee to restore the day or create an Italian Heritage Day, saying the removal erases Italian American contributions.
During public comment at the Dec. 18 School Committee meeting, resident Rocha Keeney urged the committee to revisit the decision to remove Columbus Day from the district calendar and to either restore Columbus Day or adopt an alternative that recognizes Italian American heritage.
Keeney told the committee she was…
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