Plan for School on Good Friday Finalized

Plans to hold school on Good Friday have been finalized by the Hingham School Committee.

The board voted to hold school on April 3 with an early release and the Plymouth River School will have class on March 28.

The days will see school end two hours early and lunch will not be served on Good Friday in an effort to maximize learning time.

When asked about the possibility of teachers taking the day off for religious reasons, Superintendent Dorothy Galo said Good Friday was the most popular option among teachers.

“When you look at the options in front of us, there were no good options so it was looking at the option with the least impact,” Galo said.

At their last meeting, the committee also explored the option of using a waiver to seek an exemption from the mandate of 180 school days. In a recent newsletter however, Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester said he would not grant waivers to any school districts will under 11 snow days.