IOWA CITY — Students and teachers will not have to report to school on the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr next year after the Iowa City school board agreed to recognize it as a holiday on the school calendar.The decision to give all students the day off school on Eid al-Fitr next year, which falls on May 3, 2022, was made after student Reem Kirja spent three years advocating for it.
No School For Iowa City Students On Muslim-holiday Eid Al-fitr 2022
Grace King, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Tue, 03/23/2021 - 6:31pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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