I think that this is kind of crazy all things considered. We live in a secular country so we don't have any religion affiliated with our country unlike the US. So the fact that they are making all children have to accommodate the small Muslim population should be an outrage. We have 2 main types of schools, which are catholic schools and public schools. Both which have no reason to be doing this, if it was a dedicated Muslim school then I guess it would be fine but the idea that an entire school that might identify as a different religion are punished because of one outdated religion is insane.
Exactly. Inclusivity should add options, not remove them. This feels like they picked the simplest solution, not the best one.
^^ that’s what I was thinking. Make alternatives, don’t force changes on everyone.
But also, people are acting like this is permanent. Isn’t it just during Ramadan? It’s like a month.
Even if it’s temporary, it still sets a weird precedent. Like what happens when another group needs accommodation? Do we just keep restricting things?
It honestly just sounds like a poorly thought-out rule that’s now blowing up bigger than it needed to.
That’s usually how school decisions go
I’d be more interested to know if anyone at the school actually asked for this, or if admin just decided it on their own.That’s usually how school decisions go
That’s a good point. Policies like this tend to work better when they come from student/community input rather than top-down decisions.
