SPECIAL OBSERVANCE DAYS
As required by
school board policy: "In order to prevent a conflict between participation in religious observances and participation in public school attendance in grades kindergarten through 12, a student shall be exempt from attendance for a day or days, or for a period of time on a day, designated by the School Board as a religious holiday." To see the complete School Board Policy 6.16, Religious Holiday Exemptions, click here.
SPECIAL OBSERVANCE DAYS
2008-09 School Year
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SCHOOL BOARD-APPROVED LIST OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE DAYS
Rosh Hashanah
Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Succos or Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret
Passover
Good Friday
Eastern Orthodox Holy Friday
Eighth Day of Passover
Shavuot
Eid-al-Fitr
Eid-al-Adha
The following is a list of the days and dates of Special
Observance Days for the 2008-09 school year:
SEPTEMBER 2008
Rosh Hashanah (two days): *Tuesday & Wednesday, Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
OCTOBER 2008
Eid-al-Fitr: Thursday, Oct. 2
Yom Kippur: *Thursday, Oct. 9
Sukkot (two days): *Tuesday & Wednesday, Oct. 14 & 15
Shemini Atzeret: *Tuesday & Wednesday, Oct. 21 & 22
DECEMBER 2008
Eid-al-Adha: Tuesday, Dec. 9
APRIL 2009
Passover (first two days): *Thursday & Friday, April 9 & 10
Good Friday: Friday, April 10
Eastern Orthodox Holy Friday: Friday, April 17
Seventh & Eighth Day of Passover: *Wednesday & Thursday, April 15 & 16
MAY 2009
Shavuot: *Friday & Saturday, May 29 & 30
* Jewish observance days begin at dusk the day before the
holiday. |
