NYC schools try compromise on Columbus Day, displeasing some
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him of genocide, the New York City public school system has designated Oct. 11 as Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day.
The double-naming of the school holiday happened Tuesday after a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year was initially posted with Oct. 11, which is Columbus Day, a state holiday, labeled simply Indigenous Peoples Day.
The change, which was made without the knowledge of the city s mayor, drew swift condemnation from elected officials, including Democratic state senators Diane Savino and Joe Addabbo, who called the renaming of Columbus Day “block-headed and said it did “terrible disservice to a difficult and complex conversation.”
NYC schools try compromise on Columbus Day, displeasing some
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him of genocide, the New York City public school system has designated Oct. 11 as Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day.
The double-naming of the school holiday happened Tuesday after a calendar for the 2021-2022 school year was initially posted with Oct. 11, which is Columbus Day, a state holiday, labeled simply Indigenous Peoples Day.
The change, which was made without the knowledge of the city s mayor, drew swift condemnation from elected officials, including Democratic state senators Diane Savino and Joe Addabbo, who called the renaming of Columbus Day “block-headed and said it did “terrible disservice to a difficult and complex conversation.”
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The Big Apple is starting to get woke. New York City public schools will be celebrating Juneteenth as an official holiday on their academic calendar.
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Gothamist NYC has made some significant changes to some key dates in the school year. On Tuesday, May 4 they confirmed that Juneteenth, a day that signifies day the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, will be recognized as an holiday. This means all learning institutions from kindergarten to 12th grade will be closed on June 20 in observance of the day that has gained much more relevance within the last year.
NYC schools rename Columbus Day in effort to please both Italians and Indigenous people
By KAREN MATTHEWS The Associated Press,Updated May 5, 2021, 1:03 p.m.
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Students waited in line to enter a New York City public high school in March.Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
NEW YORK â In a possibly futile effort to please both Italian Americans who celebrate Christopher Columbus and racial justice advocates who accuse him of genocide, the New York City public school system has designated Oct. 11 as Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peopleâs Day.
The double-naming of the school holiday happened Tuesday after a calendar for the 2021-22 school year was initially posted with Oct. 11 labeled simply Indigenous Peoplesâ Day.