In planning next year’s school calendar, does the Milford Superintendent of Schools Dr. Elizabeth Feser and Board of Education realize what a costly decision to keep the schools open on Rosh Hashanah will be?
Known as the High Holidays, and comparable to Easter and Christmas in importance, observant teachers (and children) of the Jewish faith, will not be in attendance on both Thursday, September 5 and Friday, September 6, due to it duality.
Traditionally, the Milford schools have always closed on Rosh Hashanah. Surely, history will not repeat itself, when more than 30 years ago, Milford’s Jewish teachers fought and won the right to take the second day as a paid personal leave day. Since I was personally involved in protesting this contractual constraint, I am especially sensitive to this issue. Therefore, I should hope that the decision to keep the Milford schools open on Rosh Hashanah will be rescinded.
Frances B. Apfel
Stratford