TRENTON STAYS IN SCHOOL

Trenton board of education

                     Rodney S. Lofton, Superintendent of Schools

                      All  Together—-Better!

we take that moment to embrace the gentle

heroes of Vietnam and of all our wars.…

VETERANS

DAY

 

As stated in the State Board resolution, school districts may adopt additional religious holidays at the discretion of the district board of education.  The list adopted by the State Board and the addendum is not meant to be an exhaustive one but rather to provide districts with a minimum list of holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a pupil. Furthermore, the law provides that in order for a student to receive an excused absence from school because of a religious holiday that is not listed on the State Board resolution or a list of religious holidays adopted by a local school board, the student must present a written excuse signed by a parent or person standing in place of a parent. In accordance with the provisions at N.J.S.A. 18A:36-14 through 16 and N.J.A.C. 6A:32-8.3(j).

List of Religious Holidays Permitting Pupil Absence from School

 (2008-2009)

Corrected or added date            Holiday (Religion)                                      

 

October 6 – 9, 2008                      Dasera (Hindu)                                                             

lists October 9 as day of observance

 

October 27 – 29, 2008                  Diwali/Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain)           

lists October 28 as day of observance

 

January 6, 2009                                             Armenian Christmas                                     

 

March 10, 2009                                             Holi (Hindu)                                                                 

lists March 11 as day of observance

 

March 25, 2009                                             Annunciation of the                                      

Virgin Mary (Christian)

 

March 27, 2009                                             Chandramana Yugadi/New Year  

listed as “New Year”

                                                                    (Hindu)

 

April 4, 2009                                                Rami Navami (Hindu)                                  

listed as April 3, 2009

 

April 9, 2009                                              Lord’s Evening Meal (Jehovah’s  

                          only lists Jehovah’s Witness as observing

                                                                    Witness, Christian)                                       

 

April 20, 2009                                              Easter Monday (Greek Orthodox)                

 

April 24, 2009                                              Armenian Memorial Day                             

 

Special Congratulations

to James Barnes, proud

grandfather of

 Mason James Bourne

Little Mason was born on

Saturday November 8th 2008