Policy Manual

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Policy IND

The Board of Education sanctions within the South Portland School Department celebrations as determined by the principals and staff in each building.  

The South Portland School Department may acknowledge religious holidays by  conveying a message of pluralism and freedom of belief in some manner or form that  does not endorse religion. In determining whether an acknowledgement endorses  religion, school officials shall consider the context in which the acknowledgement  appears or occurs.  

Legal Reference: Title 20-A: MRSA § 4805; Paragraph 9  

Adopted: Prior to 1986  

Revised: May, 2001  

Revised: February 26, 2002  

Revised: July 8, 2002  

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