Twenty Four children were told they could not drink water at a school in Germany because three other students in the class were Muslims observing Ramadan, according to a report.
The 10-year-old kids in Frankfurt were all denied drinking water due to the tiny minority fasting for the Islamic holy month.
German outlet NIUS, notes that the fifth graders informed their parents after two teachers at the school made the decision.
One parent commented “At dinner, we always talk about how the day was. I asked my daughter what was new at school. She then told us that two teachers had forbidden the students from drinking in class because three of the 27 children were fasting.”
The teachers were reported to have prevented students from accessing the water dispenser in the hall or having water bottles on their desks.
But it gets weirder.
A father of one of the students noted “We found this announcement strange…the children in fifth grade are between 10 and 11 years old. Even for religious Muslims, the fasting requirement only applies from the age of 14.”
“The fact that 24 children have to take three children into consideration when it comes to basic physical needs, that’s a strange intervention,” he added.
The school has refused to comment on the claims, according to the report.
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