Legislation
SECTION 2586-A
Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New York
Education (EDN) CHAPTER 16, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 52
§ 2586-a. Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New
York. The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Indian calendar in
each year, known as Diwali, is hereby made and declared to be a holiday
in all the public schools in the city school district in the city of New
York and such public schools shall not be in session on such day.
York. The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Indian calendar in
each year, known as Diwali, is hereby made and declared to be a holiday
in all the public schools in the city school district in the city of New
York and such public schools shall not be in session on such day.