{"id":1291,"date":"2024-01-04T10:01:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/civilrights\/?page_id=1291"},"modified":"2024-01-04T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:15:53","slug":"religious-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/civilrights\/civil-rights-home\/religious-accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>EWU is committed to honoring and supporting the various religions observed by our campus community. EWU&#8217;s process for submitting religious accommodations is contained in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/policies\/knowledge-base\/ewu-403-01-holidays\/\">EWU Policy 403-01: Holidays &amp; Religious Accommodations<\/a>. 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