IndyStar: "Give them a pass to observe religion."
Excerpted from IndyStar.com's Editorial page..."Our position is: Students should be excused for legitimate religious observances provided schoolwork is made up.
School officials in Lake County are being sued for refusing to give an excused absence to a student attending a weeklong religious event called Festival of the Holy Days, observed by the United Church of God, a Christian denomination that doesn't celebrate Christmas or Easter.
In a pluralistic society, school officials certainly have difficulty accommodating the needs of every child and his or her parents."
[continued at IndyStar.com]
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