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A New Jersey school board has been forced to reverse a controversial decision to remove all holiday names - including Memorial Day and Thanksgiving - from their calendar after facing huge backlash.
The Randolph Board of Education on Monday night voted 8-1 to overturn the decision made earlier this month to replace the names of all holidays with just the phrase 'day off'.
The initial unanimous decision to remove the names of holidays caused outrage and sparked calls for the resignations of the 'arrogant and incompetent' school board members and Superintendent Jen Fano.
A petition calling for the resignations received more than 4,500 signatures.
The Randolph Board of Education on Monday night voted 8-1 to overturn the decision made earlier this month to replace the names of all holidays with just the phrase 'day off'. Pictured above is the school calendar after they initially voted to remove all holiday names
The initial unanimous decision to remove the names of holidays caused outrage and sparked calls for the resignations of the 'arrogant and incompetent' Randolph school board members
None of the board members have resigned.
Critics had accused the board of bowing to cancel culture and being 'woke'.
'The buck stops here with those of us seated in front of you and we own it,' school board
