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Case: Friday Prayer Mohammad joined my fifth grade classroom in mid-September. It has been about five months since he arrived, and he has been doing a great job on all subjects. He does not cause any discipline problems. He and his family are Muslims. My only problem with Mohammad comes every Friday. The 5th grade team at my school does weekly testing on Fridays to monitor student progress in Reading and Math. Therefore, we need all the students at school on Friday. Mohammad's father wants to take him to Friday prayer every week. I did some research and found out that the Friday prayer is a special prayer in the Muslim world. I want to respect their religion, but because of the Friday prayer, Mohammad has been missing the weekly tests. I talked to my colleagues to entertain the idea of changing the time of the test, but it does not seem possible because of the special area courses and other obligations we have on Fridays. So, my only other option is to ask Mohammad's father. I do not know how to go about this? Should I ask him? What if he says his son must go to the Friday prayer every week? What do I do then? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Maybe you could ask what time prayer is on Fridays. Is it all day or is it something where he could leave early or come in a little late? That way he is there at least a part of the day for testing. I would explain that you want to be respectful of their religion, but that school is very important too. I think the only way to keep both sides happy is to find a happy balance in the middle. It might be wise to speak to administration about this prior to talking with the parent, just so they have a heads up on the situation. Maybe they even have some suggestions of what might be the best way to go about it. |
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