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District 87 Steps Up Opposition To Columbus Day As State Holiday


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District 87 could remove Columbus Day from its school calendar, in a symbolic gesture to demonstrate its opposition to the state’s legal holiday.  
On Wednesday, the board heard the proposal that calls for the 2021-22 school calendar to stop labeling the second Monday in October as “Columbus Day No School.” Instead, that day simply would be grouped as one of 19 “non-attendance” days on the calendar.
The board is expected to vote on the change at its Feb. 10 meeting.
This is to send a message that we understand. We re hearing from the community about making that something that reflects Indigeneous Peoples Day, said Superintendent Barry Reilly. ....

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