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Delegation urges State Board waiver and supports bills to make certain religious observances non‑instructional days
Summary
After makeup days forced MCPS to use an intended religious holiday as an instructional day, Montgomery County delegates agreed to push for a waiver and signaled support for legislation that would make specified holidays non‑instructional going forward, while requesting MCPS and SEIU work out implementation details.
Montgomery County’s delegation spent significant time on bills to make several religious and cultural observances official non‑instructional days for public schools and on related school‑operations flexibility to avoid future conflicts with snow makeup days.
Kathleen Boucher summarized MC926, which would require schools to be closed to students on Diwali, Eid al Adha, Eid al Fitr, the Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Juneteenth beginning with the 2027–28 school year. She said the bill mirrors a version that had been amended in the…
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