Detroit schools to close for Eid-al-Fitr holiday for the first time

April 20th, 20190 DETROIT — Detroit schools will recognize a Muslim holiday for the first time in history, as the school board voted this past Tuesday to include the observance of Eid al-Fitr on May 25, 2020, which would have already been a day off for Memorial Day, and May 26, 2020 (a proposed professional development day for teachers). The change will...