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Additional Religious Holidays Won’t Be Recognized in Augusta Schools

Additional Religious Holidays Won’t Be Recognized in Augusta Schools

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The Augusta School Board has rejected a proposal to add more religious holidays to the school calendar.

According to our info partners at CBS 13 News, the proposed plan would have recognized several religious holidays from a variety of non-Christian faiths. Schools would have remained open on these holidays.

Board members voted to kill the proposal Wednesday night.

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