Parents of students in the Muslim elementary schools in Almere, Lelystad and Hilversum announced today that they are keeping their children home Tuesday. They demand that the school management resign since they see them as incompetent and unreliable.
The Muslim scools in the three cities are headed by the administrations of the As Siddieq elementary school and of the Amsterdam Islamic College. As Siddieq was accused in the past of doing too little to integrate the students. The school is considered the most conservative elementary school in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam municipality postponed the subsidy for the Islamic College after an investigation of Trouw newspaper showed it to be the worst highschool.
The parents are asking the local and national gov't, the educaiton inspection and the Islamic umbrella organization ISBO to intervene in order to end the influence of the Amsterdam schools. Spokesperson Fariz Akkou said Monday in the radio program De Ochtenden that the parents are striving for a normal school that is part of society. "As Siddieq is not open to society. They do not want, for example to co-operate with a Christian school in Lelystad," said Akkouh.
Source: Telegraaf (Dutch)
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