A school in Minnesota is planning to construct a prayer room and foot-washing stations in order to accomodate its Muslim students.
Osseo Area Schools confirmed to Alpha News reporter Liz Collin its ongoing upgrade plans will include a dedicated prayer space at Park Center Senior High School, along with foot washing facilities at Osseo Senior High School.
The features are part of revised designs within the district’s “Building a Better Future” capital program, a roughly $375 million package approved by voters in 2022 and 2023.
However, a spokesperson for Park Center Senior High Schooltold Mail Onlineit was not just a prayer room but a “multipurpose space.”
“The space could be used for prayer, or other student or staff multipurpose needs throughout the day,’ said Kay Villella, executive director of school/community relations.
“At all sites multipurpose needs have included calming/quiet, studying, testing or a small club or academic gathering.”
”These spaces are scheduled out and supervised by staff,” they continued. “All students are welcome to use each of these spaces.”
Muslim religious practice requires prayer five times daily at prescribed times, often necessitating access to a quiet, dedicated space during the day.
Before prayer, adherents perform a ritual washing known as wudu, which includes washing the feet.
The school insisted that the foot-washing bashins “were included in updated plans after hearing from user groups on student needs.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
