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Related: About this forumNew York City Adds 2 Muslim Holy Days to Public School Calendar.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that New York public schools will observe two of the most sacred Muslim holy days Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
The changes to the school calendar, which already recognizes several Jewish and Christian holidays, fulfills a pledge Mr. de Blasio made during his campaign and represents the increasing influence of the citys diverse Muslim community. The change will take effect in the 2015-16 academic year.
It was just a matter of fairness, its as simple as that, he said at a morning news conference at Public School/Intermediate School 30 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, which has a significant portion of Muslim students. This is a growing community in our city and in our schools and we wanted to recognize that.
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