Below you will find a list of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion resources for students, families, and educators. The list is not exhaustive, and will continue to expand as a collaborative effort with our community partners.
General Resources
LGBTQ+ Resources
Disability & Neurodiversity Resources
Religious & Cultural Observances
This section contains information on observances that occur during school days and thus impact the school experience of our observant students, parents and staff. Find out more about what these days mean to your observant friends and community members.
- ADL Calendar of Observances
- Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus. Members of many Christian denominations observe Good Friday with fasting and church services. The date is based on the lunar calendar and is thus different every year, and usually differs between Western Christian and Eastern Orthodox denominations.
- Passover, or Pesach, is an eight-day celebration observed by Jewish people every year, commemorating the anniversary of the Biblical Exodus from Egyptian slavery. Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven (chametz), and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine, eating unleavened bread (matzah) and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus.
- Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims every year as a month of obligatory (fard) fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community. Observant Muslims refrain not only from food and drink, but also avoid some other behaviors such as listening to music while fasting. Some ways our school communities can support students and staff observing Ramadan include: providing excused time and space for them to pray; allowing them to remain seated while working; and excusing them from food-related activities (e.g., lunch or cafeteria duty).
If you would like to see information on resource or observance added to the DEI Resources page, please email the Director of DEI at cwashington@bemontschools.net