LI School District New Calendar Does Not Include Muslim Holidays

HEWLETT, NY — In voting for its 2022-2023 calendar, the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education did not approve days off for Muslim Eid holidays, the LI Herald wrote.

The students will get Juneteenth off along with Jewish holidays-- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the calendar indicates.

But a petition of more than 1,000 signatures seeking to add the Muslim holidays was not recognized on the new calendar, according to the report.

Patch attempted to reach the Board of Education and the Islamic Center of Five Towns for comment.

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