Religious and Cultural Holidays

We are committed to supporting students, faculty, and staff in their religious obligations and celebration of holidays, and we are engaged in the ongoing work of educating ourselves and our community about diverse expressions of religion and culture. We recognize that some religious obligations require cessation of work and/or absence from school. We want students, faculty, and staff to be able to observe their holidays without fear of penalty and with the full support of the community.

Homework/Curriculum Expectations

1. No homework will be given over the five seasonal breaks: Fall break, Thanksgiving break, December break, February break, and April break.
2. We believe that students who are absent from school due to religious and cultural holidays should be supported in the observation of their faith traditions.
3. Students or parents/caregivers have the responsibility to give timely prior notification to teachers and office staff. This can be done personally, through a written note, or through email.
4. In planning curriculum, teachers are asked to ensure information presented during religious and cultural holidays can be easily obtained by students upon their return. During religious and cultural holidays, students may lack the time to do work. In these cases, affected students will be given alternate deadlines that are, at the earliest, after the weekend that follows the religious or cultural holiday.
5. When students are absent from school on test or quiz days due to religious and cultural obligations, reasonable make-up dates need to be set by faculty and students together. Students should be given sufficient time to make up for their missed days.