When Montgomery County Councilman George L. Leventhal sent a letter
to school leaders in late May asking for schools to be closed on two
Muslim holidays, he cited the county’s significant Muslim population and
religious fairness.
But school systems in the state cannot
declare days off — in this case Eid il-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr — solely
because they are religious holidays, no matter population demographics,
said attorney Rochelle Eisenberg, of Towson-based Pessin Katz Law PA,
who specializes in education and employment law.
School systems must base the decision on attendance rates, to avoid
violating the Establishment Clause, which prohibits lawmakers from
exerting religious preference, Eisenberg said, citing a 1999 Maryland
court ruling.
"What you have to do is determine that there are so
many absences in the school system, between students and staff, that the
school system cannot be properly run,” Eisenberg said.
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17 comments:
We must honor the muslim holidays , it's in the kuran.
Celebrate this by eating some pork everyday and using your fingers for toilet paper.
Time to leave MD.
That is totally rediculous!!!!!
They do not close the schools for Christmas anymore. They close them for winter holiday.
Shame, shame, shame on Montgomery County for giving in to this idiot
Serve pork and they will leave school.
Meanwhile back in (anywhere)we're keeping religion out of school.
I guess the whole world has gone nuts. The Delmar VFW 8276 is giving out golf shirts to people who are not members And have never served in the military. Perhaps some of these people are not even citizens of the USA. Those of us that served our country and have worked as to support the Post and the community and the Veterans of our Country no longer have respect.
That's why we home school. There is a whole community that is very supportive.
7:14 wth? I guess the VFW is just supposed to close its doors when all the old vets die off? silly of you
As for the holidays, I don't see the need to close the schools, but don't think any children who miss school in order to observe them with their families should be penalized as long as the work is made up.
Hello, does anyone remember it is the Muslin nations that are trying to destroy our nation. What in the world has become of elected officials? They must be sitting on their brains.
"Montgomery County Councilman George L. Leventhal"
What kind of punk is this guy? Le me guess, another liberal dumbocrap I am sure.
Democrats bend over backwards to appease anyone who is not a white male, so that those people will join the party. Democrats are so focused on destroying Republican values that they will get in bed with the muslims, who are totally focused on destroying America. The Democrats do not realize what the muslims will do to their leftist causes when they take over.
Obamacare will be ruled unconstitutional, and businesses will start hiring again. Obama will be defeated in November, and Romney will dismantle the kooky anti-business regulations which have hampered business for three years. In about a year, banks will start lending again, and things will be back on the upswing economically.
Then, we have to get all the muslims out of here. Then, make it a misdemeanor offense for any person to attempt to impose political correctness on any American citizen.
Democrats appease anyone that hates America.
12:18 I like it a lot!
I don't agree with public schools having off for any religious holidays. It is not the government's place to decided which religion is worthy of a day off and which isn't. That being said, if you do not agree with the way in which a public school honors religion, mind you a school paid for by people of all religions, send your child to a private school that honors your religion. Public school should not be influenced by any type of religion what so ever.
Islam is a cult.
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