Leave IS alone, do some research, and then come back and answer me.
There is a private Christian school in Ilorin, Kwara State, called Chapel Secondary School.
When the school was established, many Muslim parents sought admission for their children. The school initially declined, but some parents appealed, saying, “Haba, we attended mission schools in the ’60s and ’70s. Please allow our children enjoy the same access and quality of education.”
At the time, Chapel made it clear that Christian Religious Studies (CRS) was compulsory for all students, regardless of their faith. After all, it was a Christian school. The parents responded, “No problem.”
The school accepted them.
Within a few years, the Muslim student population grew. The parents then approached the school not to request a mosque but simply for a place where their children could observe Friday prayers. The school initially refused, but the parents argued that their children were already taking compulsory Christian Religious Studies and merely wanted somewhere to observe their holy day. After much deliberation, Chapel agreed.
A few more years passed, and, almost as though someone had conducted a denominational census, the moment the Muslim student population reached roughly 10%, the parents returned to the school. This time, they did not come with requests. They came with demands:
1. A proper mosque, not just a classroom for prayers.
2. Exemption of their children from Christian Religious Studies.
3. The introduction of Islamic Religious Studies.
4. The employment of a teacher to teach Islamic Religious Studies.
The school considered these demands unreasonable and rejected them.
Now guess what the aggrieved parents did in response, @aboo_aamir.
They petitioned the Kwara State Education Board, alleging that the school was violating their fundamental rights.
And who wants to guess what the Education Board did?
The Board reportedly ruled that the parents had a valid case.
Chapel’s management argued that it was a private Christian school and therefore entitled to determine its own curriculum and policies.
The Education Board’s response is where the story becomes interesting.
At the time, Chapel Secondary School, like many private schools, received state government subventions to support its operations. The Education Board’s position was, in effect, that so long as the school continued to benefit from government subventions, it would have to comply with the parents’ demands or risk losing both its licence to operate and the financial support it received from the state.
Faced with that ultimatum, Chapel chose another path.
The school turned to the church for financial support, enabling it to gradually phase out reliance on government subventions. Over time, as existing Muslim students graduated, the school returned to operating strictly in accordance with its founding Christian ethos.
By and large, Chapel Secondary School prevailed despite what it viewed as pressure and coercion.
Now, for those who prefer to play ostrich and for people like @aboo_aamir, who keep providing running commentaries and asking asinine questions in an attempt to “make common sense” answer me this:
Using Kwara as a test case, why do some parents choose to enrol their children in private Christian schools instead of the many Islamic schools available in the state, only to later seek changes to the schools’ religious character, curriculum, and practices?
No one should attempt to even get me started on the fuckery that is the issue(s) bedeviling Cherubim and Seraphim College (C & S), Ilorin.
@adesoladewumi1@SavvyRinu Ok
I hate their attitude
In my own understanding, there are three types of Muslims in Nigeria, the active/brutal one, the dormant/supportive ones and the highly uneducated ones
@KALADIMA1972 I hate peller so much because of what he did to his fellow less privileged people by ridiculing a desperate man on live stream with some naira
I saw that video and I couldn’t believe my eyes