(Switzerland) Muslim girl made to attend swimming lessons

[The Straight Story]

58. Well, one point I do understand:

She may have been born there - but I was going off what you said (immigrant culture).

If they are immigrants, no, not second class citizens - but if your religion is that important to you and the public schools there have rules you should consider that before moving to someplace else.

We can find all sorts of what ifs with students and religions and their beliefs, but the schools are not religious based institutions. The coach/teacher they have and pay for is a male one. And as far as 'if someone was born a certain way' that is not a choice.

I feel for the girl in this case - but not the parents who want the education system there to change for choices they are making and the position it has put their daughter in.

"Integration comes before religion, according to the country’s supreme court."

I don't think that is unreasonable.

" The court also referred to the fact that the school had provided separate lessons for boys and girls.
As the girl could already swim she needed to have no physical contact with the male teacher."

No physical contact, once every 5 weeks, and the lessons were mandated by the courts.

They said this did not allow their pubescent daughter to swim under the gaze of a male teacher – even if she was wearing a body-concealing swimsuit.

So it boils down to - a man cannot watch her swim even in something that covered her whole body but males could teach other subjects?