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Islamic holiday closings rejected

TOWSON, Md. -- The Baltimore County Board of Education endorsed a subcommittee recommendation last night not to close schools on two Islamic holidays, as proposed by a Muslim group.     The board also modified other recommendations by the Ad Hoc Committee on the School Calendar after several members raised objections. The recommendations would have given special treatment to the Muslim holy days, including noting them on the school calendar and taking class time to teach their significance.     School board member John A. Hayden III said that hundreds of religious sects are represented in county classrooms and that teaching all religions would be impractical.     "It is a duty that rests with parents and religious leaders," he said.     Superintendent Joe A. Hairston will consider the recommendations for his proposed 2007-08 school calendar, on which the school board will vote in June or July.     Committee members said They rejected the proposed closures because countywide attendance does not decrease enough on Muslim holidays to justify such a change.     Although the committee did not recommend closing schools on those days, members said They were aware that students felt "torn between their academic and religious obligations" and recommended They take a maximum two excused absences for religious - More available

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