That was his second choice, the first was to not pray at all....
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-muslimprayer_22met.ART.North.Edition2.102ca3ad.htmlMr. Yartym's e-mail, obtained by Becket, told staff that no groups were to be treated differently than any other with regard to prayer.
"No students are to be allowed to leave
classroom at any time to go pray," because that would constitute special accommodations, the e-mail read.
The e-mail went on to say that students would not be given passes to leave classrooms to pray but that they could pray during lunch in the library or cafeteria but not travel between the two locations. A subsequent e-mail from Mr. Yartym to staff said students who want to assemble to pray must leave the building.
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New guidelines:
Students may pray in the empty hallway next to the cafeteria after lunch, but if the group becomes too large, the cafeteria monitor may stagger the times students gather.
• October through March, when a prayer falls during fifth-period class, students may pray outside the classroom in the nearest alcove just after the tardy bell.
• Prayers should be completed as quickly as possible to minimize lost class time.