Democratic Mayoral Candidates Say Muslim Holidays Will Be NYCDOE Holidays Too

I think it's about time for this:

The six Democratic candidates, plus Independence Party favorite Adolfo Carrion, all said that as mayor they would add two Muslim holidays as days off on the public school calendar.

The City Council passed a resolution in favor of adding the days, Id al-Fitr and Id al-Adha, but Mayor Bloomberg balked saying there was no room for more time off.

There are many children from families of the Muslim faith in the school system these days.

There are teachers who are Muslim as well.

If Good Friday and Passover and Yom Kippur are days off, then Id al-Fitr and Id al-Adha should be days off too.