Mulhouse late schoolchildren because prayer times? – The Point

Mulhouse late schoolchildren because prayer times? – The Point

The UMP mayor of Mulhouse, Jean Rottner, is concerned that some parents bring their children late for school in the morning to meet the schedules of their prayers, he said Monday. Jean Rottner thus confirmed the remarks that had lent him earlier on BFM TV the number two of the UMP, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. “I was told that on some occasions, parents brought their children late to school, saying the prayer for them was a priority and that the child was subsequently brought to school among others on Friday, “said Jean Rottner.

Jean Rottner also noted the difficulty to” see school children from mid-June to early October, because in going on holiday to the country Families leave their children in the system. ” “I also have output requests from public school for religious reasons,” he added, saying that his role as an elected official was “now put these issues on the table.”

On Monday BFM TV, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet was quoted Jean Rottner, indicating that he had reported to him that in his city “dozens of children” arrived “late every day because they are to prayer, they are taken to prayer by their parents. ” And their parents, as they are called, “explain that there are higher religious authorities”, relying in particular on “those of the Republic,” she added, saying it was necessary to ask the investment of these children.

“Finding Solutions”

Jean Rottner, asked about the number of such cases reported to him, declined to give figures . “The question is not how many children, how many schools, the question is: are the rules of the Republic met?” Said he said. “Far from any controversy, neither from NKM nor myself, our responsibility is to find solutions, not to close his eyes,” he added. “I do not stigmatize one or the other, I speak of religion. One can be Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, of all faiths, and to be in this process-there,” he said.

On Twitter, the Secretary of State for Seniors, Laurence Rossignol, said she was “very shocked by the jumble of #NKM” especially on the issue of prayers. “All of these issues require the first serious,” she began.