SHARIA LAW SEEMS TO BE CREEPING INTO A CANADIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Story Highlights:

• Critics claim Toronto District School Board is breaching Ontario’s Education Law by allowing Islamic prayer during the school day
• An outside imam comes to the school to conduct weekly prayer meetings
• Young girls who are menstruating are not allowed to participate and are separated from the group

In America, the debate over prayer and its place in public schools never seems to simmer. But, we’re not alone. The heated discussion over faith in public education is occurring in Toronto, Canada, as well. In addition to general frustration over prayer, advocates and critics are outraged by the fact that young Islamic girls are separated from others during meetings due to menstruation – a provision that indicates Sharia law is potentially being imposed in the public school.



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