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Speakers urge Austin ISD to restore Good Friday as a district holiday
Summary
Three in-person speakers and two recorded messages asked the Austin ISD board to restore Good Friday to the academic calendar, framing the request as an issue of religious liberty and student equity; a Maplewood Elementary parent also urged clarity on school-closure processes to stem student departures.
Several community members urged the Austin Independent School District board on March 26 to restore Good Friday as a district holiday and to provide clearer guidance on future school closures.
Carol Frederick told trustees she has repeatedly urged the board to put Good Friday back on the calendar and framed the request in explicitly religious terms: “Good Friday is vital because God so loved the world…He was beaten and tortured and nailed to a cross where he died on a Friday,” she said. Mary Elizabeth…
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