San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Administrative Regulation 6141.2
Recognition of Religious Beliefs and Customs
This Regulation applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The District honors the rich cultural diversity of our students and our community. For many students in our schools, the observance of religious and cultural traditions is an important part of their personal, family, and community life. These traditions help the students understand and preserve their own value systems, cultures, customs and history. In order to ensure that students and families are not required to choose between celebrating culturally significant holidays (including religious holidays) and participating in school activities that impact grades, extracurricular and co-curricular activities and special events:
- The Superintendent shall issue an annual major holiday calendar that includes a list noting “Observances That May Impact Attendance.”
- Schools shall make reasonable effort to avoid scheduling exams, athletic events/contests and other special events, such as assemblies, field trips, and back-to-school nights on the days identified as “Observances That May Impact Attendance” in this calendar.
- Students who are absent from school on these days to observe a holiday will be marked “excused” in accordance with Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5113.
- The District will annually publish the major holiday calendar that includes the list of “Observances That May Impact Attendance” and communicate to school staff the expectations in this regulation.