Eid will be a school holiday in Minneapolis, Hopkins, Moorhead, and Mankato. Muslim students and educators say the change will eliminate the need for them to choose between traditions and schoolwork, and signifies recognition and respect. “It’ll make a lot of people feel more accepted,” said one Hopkins student.
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