Denunciation against separation of genders in school

A secondary school in Turkey separates boys and girls into two groups, Union of Education and Science Workers carried the illegal practice to the prosecutor
Tuesday, 12 September 2017 05:40

Bursa branch of Union of Education and Science Workers (Eğitim-İş) on Monday announced that they took legal action against Islamic practice in a secondary school, which separates boys and girls into two groups.

The practice is a violation the Constitution of the Ministry of National Education. 

'İmam- hatip' Islamic school had been opened as part of İnönü Secondary School last year. At the beginning of the 2016-17 session, the school management had separated students based on genders. Eğitim-İş filed a complaint right after the separation, to the County Directorate of National Education on Oct. 2016. The Directorate responded following year, stating that investigation was unnecessary.

Later, the head of Bursa branch of Eğitim-İş, Özkan Rona, made an allegation to the prosecutor. The statement underlined that "coed education is fundamental" according to the Constitution of the Ministry of National Education. Rona also stated that they struggle to prevent sexist, unscientific, and anti-secular education.

The AKP government had introduced a controversial 12-year compulsory education system with four-year phases of primary, secondary school and high school, known as the "4+4+4", paving the way for religious secondary schools.