(Calgary Herald) Ordering a private Calgary school to allow Muslim students to pray on campus negatively affected the non-denominational principle that attracted parents and teachers to the institution, a lawyer argued Thursday.
David Corry, who represents Webber Academy, said Justice Richard Neufeld should overturn an Alberta Human Rights Commission decision that also said the school must pay two former students $18,000 each plus interest.
“The parents and teachers testified that they deliberately chose a non-denominational school,” Corry said.
“The parents and teachers testified (before the human-rights tribunal) that if the school accommodated the religious practices of one faith they would expect that all faith practices must be accommodated.”
