Diwali declared a school holiday in New York city

New York has announced Diwali as a school holiday on June 26. The New York mayor stated that he was proud to be part of the legislation to make the Indian festival a holiday in schools. 

New York Assembly member Jennifer Rajkumar led the “fight” to make Diwali a holiday in the city. 

She said that she was proud to deliver the win after a fight of over two decades by the South Asian community. 
She wrote on her Twitter handle- 

I said I would do it, and I did! 
@QNS covers the passage of my legislation to make Diwali a school holiday. After a fight of over 2 decades by the South Asian community, I was proud to deliver this win for the community, for NY, and for America.  

The students will, however, not get a holiday on Diwali this year, as the school calendar for 2023-2024, has already been decided, according to sources.

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