next its vote to eliminate Veterans Day and Columbus Day breaks, the school board in Stamford, Connecticut, sparked a “calendar controversy” that resulted in pupils being required to attend class on those dates for the next two years, according to local reports.
One board member argued that the timetable is too long, citing the 181-day school year that would extend into mid-June, according to WABC, an ABC affiliate based in New York City. However, the move to eliminate the holidays sparked uproar from veterans and other concerned parties.
The move was a “gut punch” to Alfred Fusco, a veteran and founding member of the Italian-American nonprofit organization UNICO in Stamford, who told the outlet that “it was terrible.” It was not inclined.
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Others on X denounced the choice as “woke” and “cancel culture.”
Someone penned, “Why end there? Take away Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Washington’s birthday!”
Someone else called the choice “unconscionable.”
Last Tuesday, the board voted 5 to 3, with the president not present.
According to a local publication, the Stamford Advocate, board member Joshua Esses also suggested taking the second day of Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish holiday, and Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday, off the calendar, but his proposal was not accepted.
