Hindus Heartbroken at Denial of Diwali Holiday in Oak Brook Schools

by eNews Park Forest on August 23, 2020

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Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Butler School District (BSD) 53, which runs public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois), has said no to the request of Hindus of keeping schools closed on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals, starting 2021.

Dr. Paul O’Malley, BSD 53 Superintendent, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded this campaign, wrote: I do not see a path to pursue your…