Thank you your signature has made a big difference. The school board has acknowledged our request. We just need you to do one last step- complete the survey below which will only take 2 minutes.
There is now a survey for any Gwinnett county citizen to fill out and pick one of the four calendar options for the 2023-2024 school year Calendar options 2 and 4 include Eid, Diwali, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah.
(the options as well as the survey are linked for you convenience).
If you live in Gwinnett county I urge you to take this 2-minute survey The deadline is October 31. For guidance on what to select so that these holidays are excused you can use the below guide.
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What do you prefer to keep in future school calendars?
- Winter Break
- Fall Break
- February Break
- Digital Learning Days
- Staggered Start Days
What do you prefer to be changed or removed from future school calendars?
- Removing Staggered Start Days
- Reducing Digital Learning Days
- Removing Digital Learning Days
- Reducing February Break
- Reducing Fall Break
- Reducing Winter Break
In the comments section specify that Eid should be an official holiday on the GCPS calendar.
Thank you so much for you time and please pray that this goes through.