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Prayer not only problem in MGS, segregation also worrisome: school board
The Methodist Primary Girls School board and management in Penang is worried about the lack of mingling and subtle segregation among students of different races and religions.
Their concerns have been conveyed to Deputy Chief Minister II and state executive councillor on education P Ramasamy, who said that the recital of prayers was not the only problem in the school.
"Of late, there is a trend among Muslim students to buy food only from stalls operated by Muslims, although the school canteen is managed by a Malay Muslim," Ramasamy said...
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