N.Y. Legislators Back Lunar New Year School Closings

ALBANY

New York’s legislature approved a bill to let schools close on days when religious or cultural observances will keep most of their students at home, The Associated Press reported. Many Asian-American areas, like Chinatown in Manhattan and Flushing, have absentee rates as high as 60 percent on the Lunar New Year.

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