Shaf, Catholic pupils attend religious instructions on Wednesday afternoons, always has been and still is. They leave the school and go to the catholic school and get there on their own. A similar arrangement was made for the Muslim students, with the condition that they were to return to the school. I'm sure no one had a problem with that arrangement. But, apparently they, and I would say the majority, weren't interested in performing Friday prayer nor their education - cutting prayer and cutting school!!! It appears that schools need to babysit them as they can't be trusted, hence moving prayer into the school. The school gave them an inch and they took a yard.
The school has 300-400 Muslim students. I bet when they were free to leave school to go to the mosque - and not return to school - the majority of Muslims were going to the Friday prayer. If there are 50 students in that photo attending prayer time provided in the school, that speaks volumes. Kids being kids??? I wonder what the Hindu's willl be protesting? and who will follow. Will they be looking for equal consideration? Accommodate one, accommodate all - or don't show any special allowances and treat everyone equal.