Seekonk Schools Will Be Open on Good Friday

Seekonk Public Schools will be open on Good Friday like they were last year, says Superintendent Rich Drolet.

Josh Troiano, a senior at Seekonk High School, asked the school department to close schools on Good Friday. Seekonk opened schools on the holiday in 2022.

“I understand the motive behind the change but it’s impractical, unfair and misguided to continue to have school on Good Friday for the second year in a row,” Troiano said at Monday’s school committee meeting.

Troiano noted many surrounding school districts continue to have no school on Good Friday. Troiano also presented a petition signed by 317 high school students.

“Parents can excuse their students from school on this day for religious reasons if they choose, just like last year,” Drolet said Wednesday. “Being an educator, if a student ever reaches out, I will always take the time to meet with them to explain decisions. If you go back and watch the Jan. 23rd School Committee Meeting when this was on the agenda, it was discussed and voted on as part of the School Committee approving the proposed 2023-2024 school calendar.”