US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar

Families are working to change the Fairfield School District in Connecticut, USA, to be more inclusive of Muslim holidays.

Students throughout the Fairfield School District asked the Board of Education to add Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the school calendar.

Other towns in Connecticut have supported adding Eid al-Fitr to their calendar, like Bridgeport and New Haven.

In the Muslim religion, the end of Ramadan is celebrated with food and family at their Eid celebration.

The executive board of director for the Islamic Center of Connecticut says families should be together on this holy day.

The next board meeting will be on Nov. 29 where the students plan to speak again. The Board of Education is expected to make a decision on this in December.