“The schools were formed with a certain purpose in mind and one of those things is that in the morning, we have a devotion. And if you decide and agree to go to that school then you must comply. It is the same way that if you are a Christian and you decide to go and teach in an Islamic school if you are a woman, you must wear a veil. That\u2019s the rule there,” he added.<\/p>\n
The government had issued a directive calling on schools to desist from forcing Muslim students to attend morning devotion in schools and perpetuating other forms of discrimination or risk facing sanctions<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, a call that was reiterated by President John Mahama<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n However, the \u00a0Catholic Bishops released a statement in response to the directive<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, describing the Government\u2019s threats of sanctions against the schools as \u201cunwarranted.\u201d<\/p>\n And according to Most Reverend Osei-Bonsu, their decision to insist on the morning devotions is in compliance with the directive from the Ghana Education Service<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (GES), asking all students to attend the devotion if it is part of the school\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n \u201cThe GES came out with a statement to the effect that the morning devotion should be attended by all students. The heads of our institutions picked their instructions from GES that they should continue what they have been doing\u2026. we are acting in accordance of the directives of the GES and the GES says morning devotions should continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n![\"muslim-demo-in-WR-28\"](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/muslim-demo-in-WR-28.jpg\")
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