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Resident urges board to mark religious holidays correctly on district calendar
Summary
A long-time resident told the board the district calendar should accurately mark religious holidays that fall on weekends or begin at sundown and said she will escalate the issue if errors persist.
At the board's final public-comment period, resident Janet Blatt urged the district to correct how religious holidays appear on the printed calendar for the coming school year. Blatt said marking holidays only when they fall on weekdays, or failing to note when a holiday begins at sundown, marginalizes religious communities and is "not decency." She asked the district to "look up when the holy days are for the next school year and make sure they appear."
The resident warned she would raise the issue with outside organizations if the board did not make the corrections. Board members thanked her for the comment and noted the comment would be addressed, but no specific action timeline was set in the meeting.
