Muslim students get attention through “provoking prayer” – fuss at Wuppertal Gymnasium

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An original translation by Nash Montana

From this German news site:

– There are problems in a Wuppertal Gymnasium due to “provoking prayer” by muslim students

– The school administration issued a ban and told teachers to turn in students who didn’t follow the ban

– The internal notification about the ban made it into the public eye and caused indignation

– The district government says: The ban is legal

Wuppertal. Turmoil about the Johannes Rau Gymnasium in Wuppertal: An internal notification by the school administration to the desk of the teachers made its way into the public eye and it has been shared on Facebook and discussed dozens of times.

The controversial content: “In the past weeks it has been increasingly observed how muslim students were very visibly, for others, praying on school grounds, signalled through the ritual washing in the toilets (bathrooms), the unrolling of prayer carpets, the taking of certain body postures. This is not allowed.”

The teachers were also asked to “report” cases to the school administration and to “determine” the names. That sounds like language the Police would use. Are muslim students being discriminated here because of their religious practice? There are huge accusations on the internet.

This is what the district government says:

The school didn’t want to make a statement. But the responsible district government Düsseldorf confirmed to us: The notification is real, it was written on February 16th. The issue is “provoking prayer” of muslim students within the school grounds. Fellow students and teachers felt encroached by this behavior. So much so that the school administration took action.

“The ban of prayer in provoking manner within the public school view should support peaceful togetherness and peace at school”, the district government writes in its statement.

The school only wanted to collect the names of the relevant students in order to talk to them about alternative solutions such as a prayer room.

Is the prayer ban legal?

Yes, said the district government. “The school principal does have the right within the frame of school domiciliary rights. Upholding Constitutional demand for the functioning of peaceful school activity and education, Article 5 GG, surpasses freedom of religion.” It is a similar case with mandatory swimming lessons at school. Here, too, female muslim students have to take part – even if that should go against their possible religious customs.

Wrong impression

The district government now tries to prevent a “wrong impression”. The gymnasium is known for its grand engagement for the integration of students of different religions and countries of origin.

But on the other hand, they are not entirely standing behind the school: The choice of words in the internal memo are seen as “unfortunate” by the district government. The school now has to report back to the government about their next steps in this matter.

“Provoking prayer” – is this a problem at other schools as well?

Around the district Düsseldorf there are no further cases known, says press spokesperson Dagmar Gross.

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4 Replies to “Muslim students get attention through “provoking prayer” – fuss at Wuppertal Gymnasium”

  1. Provoking prayer intrudes on the liberty of others. Prayers are shutting down streets in many European cities and have intruded in airports and streets in the USA. This is not freedom of religion, it is assaulting society using a foreign ideology.

    • It’s more offensive than goose-stepping down the halls. It bodes ill for this generation.

      Authority flows – not yet from the barrel of a gun – but from the rear-ends of a pack of feral mongrels. An in- your- face- message to misguided adults who still think their job is conventional academic teaching and modeling acceptable civilized behavior.

      The teachers and the administration are proven helpless. Lessons are reversed in this scandalous school. Even less aggressive students can drop the pretense of respect and obedience. The rules have changed: who’s on top now?

      Now everyone is looking for the real authority figure. That’s the law of the jungle. It’s likely to be a gang boss, a mafia don, or koranimal.

  3. Hoisting their Muslim @sses so high up in the air is nothing but(t) an invitation to get them kicked.

    Did I leave anything out?