Four Muslim students are said to have called for the introduction of strict Islamic rules at the school – including gender segregation in lessons. The police are investigating. NRW Interior Minister Reul also commented on the incident.
Women should cover themselves. Muslims should be allowed to leave school earlier for Friday prayers. Gender segregation should also apply to teachers in swimming lessons. Four Muslim students at the Nordstadt comprehensive school in Neuss are said to have made these demands. They are also said to have put pressure on classmates who, in their eyes, were “bad Muslims”. In class, the four are said to have expressly stated that they reject democracy. And women should cover themselves, as required by Sharia law.
No crimes
All of this is contained in a police report that WDR was able to view and which the Rheinische Post first reported on. Accordingly, there were several incidents last year, in March and December. The school then contacted the police, but they were unable to find any criminal relevance, at least in the incidents in March. The public prosecutor’s office is still investigating what happened in December. There is a suspicion of threats and coercion.
The Nordstadt comprehensive school in Neuss
According to the police report, the parents of the four accused students were also checked: “There is no evidence that they are relevant to state security.” The investigators also sent the information to the State Criminal Police Office, with the request that it be forwarded to the Ministry of the Interior and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The school, in turn, reported the incidents to the district government, which is supposed to inform the responsible ministry. Accordingly, all relevant authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia are informed about the events at the Neuss school.
NRW Interior Minister Reul: “Take care of it early”
NRW Interior Minister Reul commented on the incidents at the Neuss comprehensive school on Friday afternoon. The case is serious. He called on parents, teachers and youth workers to be more vigilant against Islamist radicalization of young people: “If you notice that something is happening: take care of it early on.”
Exit program without success
The school itself turned to the state government’s “Wegweiser” prevention program for extremist Islamists and invited a scientific expert for internal training. At least the signpost program was not successful, according to the police report.