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Residents urge Sudbury School Committee to address Eid and Diwali scheduling conflicts
Summary
At the June 2 meeting multiple Sudbury residents urged the School Committee to account for Eid (including Eid Al‑Adha) and Diwali when setting the school calendar, citing conflicts with testing and school events; the Committee took no formal action at the meeting.
Multiple Sudbury residents used the public‑comment period at the June 2 School Committee meeting to ask the district to adjust the school calendar to accommodate Eid and Diwali.
Safa Khan, a Sudbury resident, "noted scheduling conflicts of the Eid holiday with school activities, testing and Committee meetings," and urged the Committee to consider calendar changes. Nadia Salman "shared concerns with a scheduling conflict with school activities during Eid Al‑Adha." Adi Guzdar of 225 Nobscot Road advocated that the district include Diwali in the school calendar. Summar Siddiqui likewise raised concerns about Eid scheduling conflicts and urged the Committee to make accommodations.
Committee members heard these concerns during the public‑comment portion of the meeting but did not take a vote or issue a calendar change; public comment concluded without an immediate policy decision. The agenda later flagged the Family Handbook and future meeting schedules for further consideration, indicating the Committee may address calendar and remote‑participation procedures at a later date.
The record of the meeting does not include a response from district leadership resolving the calendar requests; the matter remains a community request for future Committee consideration.
