Eid Could Be Added To Bernards Township Schools District Holiday Calendar

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Bernards Township School District may soon be observing the Muslim holiday of Eid.

Board member Robin McKeon, who chairs the Policy Committee, said at Monday's Board of Education meeting that Superintendent Nick Markarian will be drafting a '26-'27 school calendar for board review and first reading in October that would add Eid as a holiday.

"The board must approve the 3-years out calendar by December. Last spring the board discussed and recommended adding Eid as a holiday on the calendar," said McKeon.

Markarian will add language to the calendar policy to include the Eid as a district holiday when it falls on a school day and will also adjust the language in the calendar policy to reflect the flexibility of how the district has been handling snow days the past several years, according to McKeon.

There are two major Islamic holidays celebrated around the globe. The first is Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and the second is Eid al-Adah, according to History.com.

The next Board of Education meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, Oct. 16.

In 2018, the Bernards Township Board of Education expanded its school calendar to include hindu holiday of Diwali. Read More: Basking Ridge Schools To Observe Diwali Holiday

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