Woodridge School District 68 Approves Waiver Request for Five Holidays
School District will have flexibility to decide whether to take days off for Lincoln’s Birthday and Casimir Pulaski, Martin Luther King, Columbus and Veterans days.
The Woodridge School District 68 Board of Education Monday night approved a waiver request for five holidays designated by Illinois school code as days off for students and teachers. The waiver would a modify a state law that says teachers can’t be required to work on legal school holidays. The board proposes a waiver application for an "all-purpose holiday," which could translate to regular class schedules and attendance, but also include parent-teacher conferences, school improvement session, teacher in-service days or teacher institutes, according to the District 68 website. Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Administration Patrick Broncato said the district had already waived Lincoln’s Birthday and Casimir Pulaski Day in 2009. …
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