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On Jun 3, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Steve Farley wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
>
>
> Currently, my school-a grade four through nine boys day school-- makes
> school wide accommodations to account for the large portions of boys
> in
> our community who observe the Jewish holidays of Yom Kippur, Rosh
> Hashanah and Passover and the holidays of Good Friday and Easter
> observed by some Christian religions. As we are in session for all of
> these holidays when they fall on a weekday, our accommodations include
> assigning no homework on the evenings when these celebrations occur
> and
> prohibiting the administration of significant assessments (tests,
> presentations, papers, etc.) the day of (Good Friday) or the day
> immediately following these holidays. For students whose religious
> practices include observing holidays not on this list, we will make
> accommodations that include extensions of deadlines or excusing boys
> from the assignment if we are informed by the boy or his
> parents/guardians that he celebrates a particular religious holiday.
>
>
>
> If you could provide me with a quick response to each of the following
> questions, I would appreciate your assistance.
>
>
>
> 1. Does your school community make any accommodations with
> regard
> to homework or assessments for students observing religious holidays?
> If yes, please share these accommodations.
>
> 2. How are these accommodations granted? Are they applied
> school
> wide regardless of how many students are actually observing the
> holiday? Or, must students and/or their parents/guardians take the
> initiative to request these accommodations.
>
> 3. How supportive are your faculty of the practice of making
> accommodations for observance of religious holidays?
>
> 4. How supportive are the parents/guardians of your school's
> policy in this regard (please respond regardless of whether or not
> your
> school makes accommodations).
>
>
>
> Thank you, again, for your assistance and please feel free to share
> any
> anecdotes or offer any additional advice on matters I have not
> addressed
> above.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> Stephen Farley
>
> Director of the Academic Program
>
> The Fenn School
>
> 516 Monument Street
>
> Concord, MA 01742
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>
>
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