Mastery Charter Schools will recognize the Islamic holy days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in their academic calendars, joining the citywide campaign for wider recognition of the Eid holidays, the charter operator announced recently.

The decision to observe the holy days, starting next school year, comes after efforts by City Councilman Curtis Jones and the Philadelphia Eid Coalition to advocate for wider recognition of them citywide. Similar decisions have been made in school districts in New York City; Cambridge, Massachusetts; South Brunswick, New Jersey; and Burlington, Vermont.

“I commend Mastery’s board of directors for taking the proactive action of making the two Eid holidays school holidays as well,” Jones said in a statement. “It is my hope that Muslim students at Mastery will continue to grow spiritually and not be marginalized now that the two religious holidays will be recognized.”