Advocates push back after West Linn-Wilsonville, North Clackamas choose Rosh Hashanah as 1st day of next school year
There is a lot of upheaval in school districts this year, and so many moving parts. It’s hard not to be hopeful that the first day of school next year will be a big moment. This piece was written for the Oregonian in response to (at least) two school districts planning the first day on September 7, which coincides with Rosh Hashanah.
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“Residents of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, supported by leaders of many faiths, have asked the school board to reconsider its decision to hold the first day of school next fall on Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest days of the year for Jews...
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and observers generally do not go to work or school that day. So Jewish students and teachers in West Linn, Wilsonville and North Clackamas will have to choose between religious observation and attending what will likely be a momentous first day this fall.”
