Religious Holiday, Observances and Events
This guide provides information about diverse cultural and religious holidays and observances. This resource can aid you in classroom planning. Below are holidays and observances listed by semester. Check out each page for more details on each holiday and/or observance.
Framingham State University is subject to Massachusetts Law. Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 151C, Section 2B states:
"Any student in an educational or vocational training institution, other than a religious or denominational educational or vocational training institution, who is unable, because of his religious beliefs, to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study or work requirement on a particular day, shall be excused from any such examination or study or work requirement, and shall be provided with an opportunity to make up such examination, study or work requirement which he may have missed because of such absence on any particular day; provided, however, that such makeup examination or work shall not create an unreasonable burden upon such school. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making available to the said student such opportunity. No adverse or prejudicial effects shall result to any student because of his availing himself of the provisions of this section."
