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Students and community press DPSCD to add Eid to the calendar and push for sanctuary protections and training
Summary
Students, organizers and teachers urged the Detroit Public Schools Community District to add Eid to the academic calendar, adjust exam schedules, and implement concrete sanctuary policies and staff trainings after recent ICE activity; the superintendent said a letter advocating for detained students was sent but received no response and that the district will follow up on several requests.
More than 20 speakers used the board’s public comment period to press the Detroit Public Schools Community District to add Eid to the school calendar, to demand clearer sanctuary protections, and to call for mandatory staff training and communications when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity affects students and families.
Student speakers and organizers, including Nabila Wahid of My Student’s Dream and multiple student ambassadors, described Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as major religious observances for many students and asked the board to include those days on the 2027 school-year calendar so Muslim students can observe…
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