As school districts hold graduation on Eid al-Adha, Muslim group calls for more inclusivity

A Muslim advocacy group is calling for school districts to create policies to avoid conflicts with major religious holidays.

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) released a statement on Thursday to express “deep concern and disappointment” as Burnsville and Hopkins high schools move forward with holding their graduation ceremonies on Friday, the same day as Eid al-Adha.

Jaylani Hussein, executive director of CAIR-MN, called the decisions by these schools “an equity and inclusion failure.”…

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