20051104 - Hillsborough school superintendent MaryEllen Elia holds a
press conference at the School Administrative Center to announce the
she is recommending that Hillsborough County Schools go back to a
calendar like this year's, which provides days off near Christian and
Jewish holidays but not Muslim ones. An earlier proposal would have
eliminated the days off around Yom Kippur and Easter in response to a
request from Muslim groups to receive their own religious holiday. She
said she was not doing this in response to national media attention
from conservatives opposed to the move. (Brian Cassella / St.
Petersburg Times)
