“It is required. The Hajj (pilgrimage) is one of the five pillars of the islamic faith and anyone who can afford to do it is expected to do it.”
Actually, I don’t think this is necessarily a religious obligation during the school year. It is only required ONCE in a person’s life It can be delayed to another time. It also depends on the school system’s/state’s required student-pupil time.
“...just the same as it would be to allow a Catholic teacher to take unpaid time off to visit the Holy Land and to perform the stations of the Cross.”
This is NOT a religious obligation.
a) favors muslims
b) obeys every word Obama says
c) is a muslim
d) is a planted terrorist
e) very politically correct with a very left bias
f) he and Obama and other operatives infiltrated our government and are secret infidel double agents
g) he and Obama and other operatives infiltrated our government and are secret infidel agents
h) the son of Farrakhan
i) hates this country