With Koch’s endorsement, will Quincy School Committee make Lunar New Year a day off?

QUINCY – For the second year in a row, Quincy is debating how its public schools should recognize the most important holiday for their largest ethnic group. The school committee’s vote on the 2024-25 calendar, scheduled for April 10, will decide if the district will observe Lunar New Year with a day off from classes. Widely celebrated by Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and other populations worldwide, Lunar New Year ushers in good luck and reconnects family and friends. Many in Quincy support having it off, but so far Quincy school officials haven’t agreed. Under the current policy, students can receive an excused absence to stay home in observance of the holiday. Last year, an online petition written by North Quincy High…