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Staff and faculty urge committee to remove required professional development on Yom Kippur and Eid
Summary
Several Algonquin faculty and support staff told the committee that the approved 2026–27 calendar schedules professional development on major religious holidays, forcing staff who observe those days to choose between religious observance and required district PD. The superintendent noted the calendar had already been approved by two of three committees.
At the Northborough–Southborough Regional School Committee meeting on Jan. 21, multiple staff members urged the committee to reconsider scheduling professional‑development days on Yom Kippur and Eid.
Kim Honey, Algonquin librarian, said the calendar ‘‘upsets me’’ because professional development days cannot be made up and staff who observe Yom Kippur would be asked to choose ‘‘between religious observation or professional development.’’ She told the committee she…
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