MUSLIM girl students at Stuyvesant High School in NYC are refusing to participate in mandatory swim classes if boys are present
APRIL 9, 2023 BY BARENAKEDISLAM1 COMMENT
Stuyvesant High School has eliminated ‘girls-only’ swimming classes, forcing female Muslim students to sacrifice the so-called ‘modesty’ their religion demands if they want to earn a prestigious diploma. Stuyvesant, which boasts an Olympic-sized pool at its Lower Manhattan campus, mandates a one-semester swim class by the end of sophomore year as a graduation requirement.
NY Post (h/t Thereza B) But since swimming classes, halted during the pandemic, resumed last fall, the 3,300-student school has dropped the single-gender option, saying the popularity of the girls’ classes created a programming logjam.
Now, some Muslim students are refusing to attend a swim class with boys rather than betray their faith. “I know girls who are just failing it right now,” one Muslim sophomore told The Post.
Senior Tasnim Chowdhury took the all-girls class as a sophomore and wants it reinstated. “I’m not comfortable swimming with boys because I’m Muslim and it’s really hard for us,” she said. “I can’t believe the school would change it because it’s been a fundamental part of Stuy, and now it’s changed all of a sudden.”
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