‘It’s a gut punch’: Muslim group calls on Houston ISD to reinstate Eid al-Fitr as school holiday Houston ISD’s 2025-26 calendar does not include a day off for Eid al-Fitr, one of two major holidays for Muslims. The district had implemented a school holiday for Eid in 2023.

February 18, 2025   

(Houston Public Media) Houston ISD’s calendar for next school year does not include a holiday for Eid al-Fitr — one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic faith — and a local Muslim organization is calling on the district to reinstate it.

The Houston chapter for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-Houston, on Tuesday asked the district to restore Eid as an observed holiday.

“It’s a real disappointment right now,” said Will White, director of CAIR-Houston. “We hope HISD will see that this is the wrong move to make and that they will rescind this and hopefully make the right decision.”

HISD began taking a day off school for Eid in 2023 at the request of a local multi-faith organization.

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