February 19, 2022
Rahmatullah Dem, a student at Hopkins High School, had been fasting every day for a month in observance of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting season.
Soon it would be Eid al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of Ramadan.
That year, Eid had arrived in early June, and finals were approaching.
Source: For the first time, some Minnesota school districts to add Eid to the calendar