A school of 300 students in the Norwegian town of Tromsø introduced segregated gym and swimming class because of one Muslim student.
The parents of the Muslim students asked the Borgtun school to exempt the girl from gym and swimming due to the family's religious beliefs. In response the school decided to segregate boys and girls for these two classes in that specific grade level, reports Nordlys.
Knut Johansen, gym and swimming head teacher at the school, says this wasn't a demand from the parents. [Islam in Europe] Read more
