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Milpitas Unified board adopts resolution recognizing National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
Summary
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education on Sept. 9, 2025 adopted Resolution 2026.3 recognizing Sept. 15–Oct. 15 as National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month. Student leader Chloe Cabrera read the resolution, which cites national history and local cultural sites.
Chloe Cabrera, an officer in the Latino Student Union at Midas High School, read Resolution 2026.3 and asked the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education to recognize Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month.
The resolution traces the observance to 1968, saying President Lyndon Johnson began the celebration as a week and that President Ronald Reagan expanded it to a month by signing legislation on Aug. 17, 1988. It defines "Latinx" as a gender‑neutral term used for people of Latin American origin…
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