RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION DAY REQUEST

Request Your Student’s Religious Expression Days

Students of all faiths deserve the freedom to learn and practice their religion without government interference. Ohio law allows parents to request up to three excused absences from school for holidays or other forms of religious expression.

Use this form to generate a letter to send to your principal to request your students’ religious expression days. After answering a few short questions, you will receive a pre-written letter with your request to sign and submit to your school principal.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Parent's First Name

Parent's Last Name

Parent's Email

Parent's Mobile Phone Number

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Parent's Zip/Postal Code

Student's First Name

Student's Last Name

Principal's Last Name

What day(s) off would you like to request? (Pick no more than three)

Friday, September 11, 2026 (Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins this evening)Monday, September 21, 2026 (Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement)Wednesday, April 21, 2027 (Passover begins this evening)Thursday, April 22, 2027 (First day of Passover)Wednesday, April 28 (Seventh day of Passover)Thursday, April 29 (Eighth day of Passover)

Once you click “submit”, you will receive an email with the text of your religious expression day request as well as a PDF you can print, sign, and submit to your principal.

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Days Off String

# Selected day off