Last week, the St. Paul school board in Minnesota voted to add Eid al-Fitr to the district\u2019s academic calendar. Students will not have class on any of the dates. Also last week, the Board of Education of Fairfield, Conn., decided to add Eid al-Fitr to the school district\u2019s calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll students deserve to have their religious beliefs and holidays respected by educators,\u201d said CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein. \u201cWe thank the St. Paul school district for recognizing the religious holidays of their students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause of the Fairfield Board of Education\u2019s decision, Muslim students can celebrate their holiday with family without having to miss instruction,\u201d said CAIR-Connecticut Operations Director Hassan Awad. \u201cWe are pleased to see Fairfield Public Schools supporting their Muslim students by recognizing the Eid al-Fitr holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last week, the St. Paul school board in Minnesota voted to add Eid al-Fitr to the district\u2019s academic calendar. Students will not have class on any of the dates. Also last week, the Board of Education of Fairfield, Conn., decided to add Eid al-Fitr to the school district\u2019s calendar. \u201cAll students deserve to have their …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[883,2964],"class_list":["post-88733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-america","tag-eid-al-fitr","tag-school-holiday"],"yoast_head":"\n