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Milpitas Unified board adopts resolution honoring Confucius on 2,575th anniversary
Summary
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 2026.8 on Sept. 23, 2025, honoring the 2,575th anniversary of Confucius’s birth and recognizing his influence on education and social thought; the measure cites regional cultural partners and a Sept. 28 commemoration in San Francisco.
A clerk read and the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 2026.8 on Sept. 23, 2025, honoring what the text identifies as the 2,575th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his contributions to philosophy, education and public life.
The resolution states that Sept. 28, 551 BC is the date commonly recognized for Confucius’s birth in the town of Qufu, in what is now Shandong province, and describes him as "one of the greatest thinkers, teachers and social philosophers in history" whose ideas "continue to influence the social and political thought of countries around the world." The document notes his role in promoting loyalty, respect for elders and the importance of family.
The text quotes a widely cited Confucian principle: "what one does not wish for oneself, one ought not to do to anyone else," and says that Confucius advocated for "an informed and educated society." The resolution also recognizes local and regional organizations that participate in the Confucius Memorial Ceremony, naming the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, the Association of the Northern California Chinese Schools and the Cultural Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.
The document records that the Confucius Memorial Ceremony observed its 44th anniversary this year and says the ceremony took place at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Cultural Center in San Francisco on Sept. 28. It resolves that the governing board of the Milpitas Unified School District "honors the 2,575th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizes his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought."
The resolution was "passed and adopted" at the Sept. 23, 2025 meeting "by the following vote," according to the text; the transcript does not include the roll-call tally or the names of motion movers and seconders.
No policy changes, financial appropriations or directives to staff are recorded in the resolution text; the document serves as a formal recognition of Confucius and the local observance.
