(Brussels Times) An Islamic school in the Flemish city of Genk will appeal an accreditation refusal based on constitutional grounds which prevented it from opening on the first day of school.
The Flemish minister of education, Hilde Crevits, said Genk’s Selam College did not meet “a number of conditions,” as it announced on Friday that it would not grant it provisional recognition.
The education ministry cited a report by Flanders’ Education Inspectorate which found that the school did not respect the Belgian Constitution or international treaties, in particular in regards to human and children’s rights.
The lack of recognition prevents the school from awarding diplomas and receiving subsidies, and the school’s board announced at the weekend that it would not open up for the time being, according to VRT.
