At a West Virginia University, New Protections for Pagans

by E Wayne Ross on November 4, 2007

The New York Times: At a West Virginia University, New Protections for Pagans

At Marshall University, pagan students are now allowed to miss classes to observe religious holidays or festivals.

A new policy makes the university in Huntington, W.Va., with an enrollment of about 14,000, possibly the only college in the country to protect pagans formally from being penalized for missing classes, although many institutions have policies intended to protect students of every faith.