Teachers raise the alarm: Children suffer from ramadan fasting!

Teachers raise the alarm: Children suffer from ramadan fasting!

The concern for the health of our children grows! Teachers raise the alarm, because due to the fasting during Ramadan, many students have trouble concentrating in class, so various media report. Michael Sommer, the education spokesman for the FPÖ Niederösterreich, expresses: "To practice faith at the expense of our children's health is wrong and absolutely fatal." More and more elementary school children are affected because parents do not see that children should be excluded from this religious obligation. As a result, many children, even at the age of only six, fast during the school day. This pressure can have devastating health consequences, as teachers have to determine in the Austrian education system.

In addition, it becomes clear that the group compulsion among the students is a significant challenge. According to Thomas Krebs from the Viennese compulsory school union, physical education is almost impossible without sufficient fluid. He reports of cases of students who are very sugared and tired, which has a negative impact on their performance in class. Teachers call for alternative ways to reduce stress for the children, including foregoing smartphones or sweets. Christian Netzer, Vorarlberg's children's and youth lawyer, indicates that the pressure on the children, also through social media, is enormous. "The responsibility lies with the parents," says Netzer, "who have to ensure that the child is doing well."

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Overall, the Islamic community emphasizes that children are not obliged to fast. Carla Amina Baghajati, the head of the school office of the faith community, recommends that children have healthy snacks and drinks and to say to them: "Please, health is important and proceeds!" But the unreasonable parents who insist on religious custom are increasingly criticized. Teachers such as cancer are committed to ensuring that the health of the students comes first and demand clear limits. Michael Sommer summarizes: "Parents have to be clearly obliged here!" The question arises as to how long the health of the children should be sacrificed for religious practices, as well as Kosmo . Therefore, further discussions and measures are urgently necessary to guarantee the students a healthy school period without exposing them to the pressure of fasting, such as the APA-OTS emphasized.