US schools support Muslim students observing Ramadan
Schools across the U.S. are finding ways to support Muslim students who are observing the Ramadan fast.
Public schools in Dearborn, Michigan, are offering other activities during lunch time.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, the East African Elementary Magnet School does something similar for its Muslim students who are mostly of Somali background, offering supervised activities in the library.
Maha Elgenaidi is executive director of the Islamic Networks Group, which provides resources to help school districts understand and accommodate Muslim faith traditions.
She says fasting students may need to be excused from strenuous activities in gym class.
She adds that they should also be allowed to make up for tests missed due to absence to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
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