About 200 teachers contacted the union to report that they were being prevented from taking the day off, although they had provided more than the contractually required 24 hours' notice.
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By AP / Amy Anthony | March 18, 2015
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Teachers in Cranston, Rhode Island, have filed a lawsuit against the city's school department after their requests to observe Good Friday were denied in a move they say violated their civil rights.
About 200 teachers contacted the union to report that they were being prevented from taking the day off, although they had provided more than the contractually required 24 hours' notice, said Liz Larkin, president of the Cranston Teachers' Alliance.
However, teachers' requests to observe the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah in the fall were approved, Larkin said.
"That's my big concern here, is equity," Larkin said.
School superintendent Judith Lundsten said in a statement Tuesday that the teachers' contracts specify they may take a holiday if they are required to attend religious services during the school day. Because Good Friday has "no required services," Lundsten said, their requests were denied.
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Its a national holiday in India. And should be all over the world.
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