Some NC students may get day off for Muslim holiday in 2021
RALEIGH— Students in North Carolina’s largest public school district may get the day off for one of Islam’s most important holidays in 2021.The News & Observer reports a Wake County calendar committee decided Wednesday to make Eid al-Fitr a teacher work day during the 2020-2021 year.Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan. The day off would apply to its first day, which likely falls on May 13 in 2021.Parent Maya Shaikh started a petition to recognize […]
