(Breitbart) A school association in Milan has banned pupils from fasting during Ramadan, arguing that children end up fainting in class.
The dean of the Comprehensive Institute Ermanno Olmi in Milan, which comprises three schools catering to primary school and secondary school children, issued a notice stating the health risks associated with young children not eating or drinking between dawn and dusk.
The document also notes that the school would not shy away from “reporting to the competent authorities” parents who force their children to fast, a stance that has led to controversy, newspaper Il Giornale reports.
The Italian-language website La Luce, which is run by Coordination of Islamic Associations of Milan coordinator Davide Piccardo, compared the school’s policy to the oppression of the Uighur Muslims by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).