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High-school student urges Monroe-Woodbury to recognize both Eid holidays as school days
Summary
Student speaker Syed Kadir told the board that while the district's calendar now includes one Eid observation as a superintendent conference day, Muslim students need full-day recognition of both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha for inclusion and to avoid academic stress.
Syed Kadir, a student at Monroe-Woodbury High School, told the board during public comment that the district's recent calendar change which listed one Eid observation as a superintendent conference day was meaningful but insufficient.
"Eid al-Fitr is off this year, but ... Eid al Adha ... I will be asked to make the choice, do I attend school or do I go celebrate my holiday?" Kadir said, describing how scheduling and exams can force…
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