(WBNS) A petition drive by a group of Muslim students in Hilliard resulted in the first school district in Ohio to recognize the Muslim holiday of Eid.
As a result, the district will change the school calendar to reflect a district holiday.
The Hilliard School Board voted unanimously 5-0 to approve the holiday on Thursday.
“I thought it would be really hard and take years,” said Randa Hamadmad, one of several students who requested the change.
She said many Muslim students take advanced placement classes and when the holiday falls on a school day, they often skip the holiday so they don’t miss a test or avoid having to catch up on missed school work.
