St. Joseph’s Convent welcomes first ‘hijab’ student

*$kїđž!™ · Postby *$kїđž!™ » September 19th, 2011, 10:34 pm

Stephon. wrote:This will only be shocking news to close minded people. It is 2011 after all.

agreed...some girls actually use the head scarf as a fashion statement as well..

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » September 19th, 2011, 10:39 pm

deliah wrote:
if you are not interested in the spiritual God conscious world....

then all you really care abt is the material world......

you are judging me without even knowing me

tourniquet · Postby **tourniquet** » September 20th, 2011, 3:30 pm

wait, wait, wait..........

the mirror still around? AND they have a website

goes off to google "trinidad sunday punch" :oops:

Rainman · Postby **Rainman** » September 20th, 2011, 4:02 pm

deliah wrote:nop!-just a believer..

Rainman · Postby **Rainman** » September 20th, 2011, 4:04 pm

tourniquet wrote:wait, wait, wait..........

the mirror still around? AND they have a website
goes off to google "trinidad sunday punch"

One can only hope.............ahhhh Lisa on the Porsche with the garden hose.

brb

eViLwOn · Postby **eViLwOn** » September 20th, 2011, 11:08 pm

toyota2nr wrote:Yes we are in 2011 and I think it's a good step what SJC has done BUT a certain amount of caution must be taken.

SJC is a Catholic institution and this student is Muslim. While nothing is wrong with that it (to me) creates the notion that whatever institution Muslims go to that the institution needs to change and conform to Islam and Muslims. I have never heard about Catholics or Hindus going to ASJA (which I do hope happens) but it is something to think about.

SJC is a public school because it receives funding from the state. It did no favours for this child...she made the marks for the school and the school had no choice but to accept her on their admission listing.
The child got in on the merit of her score and not on the kindness of the school. Furthermore, public schools are compelled to respect the religious rights of their students for to do otherwise would mean that they be contravening the law and would disqualify the school from receiving public funding from the state.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » September 21st, 2011, 8:28 am

In Trinidad there Government Assisted Schools and Government Schools not public schools. In a Government Assisted School yes the Government gives funding but the respective denominational board still gets to set rules for said school.