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To: LindyBill who wrote (418339)	3/23/2011 2:41:04 PM
From: D. Long	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) of 793964

Justice Department lawyers examined the same set of facts and reached a different conclusion: that the school district's decision amounted to outright discrimination against Khan. They filed an unusual lawsuit, accusing the district of violating her civil rights by forcing her to choose between her job and her faith First of all, the Hajj is not a mandatory religious obligation, so she wasn't "choosing between her job and her faith." Second, the employer need only make reasonable accommodations. Denying her three weeks off in the middle of a test period is only unreasonable in the minds of Obama's Justice Department.

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