Bishop East primary school in Mukono Municipality has put a primary six pupil on temporary halt for allegedly leading protests against the established religious fellowship at the school.
In addition, each of the four other children that were active in her crusade were given a severe warning after their parents beseeched the school for a second chance.
The learners had started mobilizing fellow born again Christians to refrain from attending Anglican fellowship, claiming they are intended to brainwash them of their evangelical faith.
The school management committee received information from the head teacher, Christopher Ssebaggala that they are still following up on the pupil for counseling.
This was after they discovered that the girl was being misled by her pastor and not her parents.
Bishop East primary school holds a mandatory fellowship for all pupils every Wednesday under the Anglican setting, and then on other vital days, children of other religions are allowed to fellowship under their beliefs, including the Muslims who are allowed to visit the mosque every Friday for prayers.
According to Sebaggala, the suspended child had started conducting crusades during class hours, praying and singing out loudly even on days the school does not conduct fellowships.
Moses Kikaawa, the deputy chairperson for the school management committee endorsed the head teacher’s action saying Bishop East school is an Anglican based institution whose beliefs must be respected.
“Parents and children who do not respect our beliefs should find other alternatives than sowing bad characters among other learners,” Kikaawa notes.
Rev. Geoffrey Kagoye, the Mukono Diocesan secretary in charge of education says such protests among learners undermine the church and school reputation and should never be tolerated in any church founded school.
He adds that rather than disorganizing already established things, parents under other religious faith should find schools that prioritize what they believe in.
Julius Mukwanya, the Mukono District Patriotism coordinator and retired head teacher for Mukono High school says none of the religious founded schools force children of divergent faith to join their schools so they must respect their beliefs.