On 14 November a judge in eastern Sudan ordered a Christian school, that had been taken over by government officials, to resume classes under the prior Christian administration, according to the headmaster.
The Appeal Court for Administrative Affairs in Madani, Al Jazirah state, thus cancelled an order by the Madani commissioner calling for the closure of the Evangelical Basic School, which armed police along with civilians from Khartoum and elsewhere had seized on 24 October, said the Revd Samuel Suleiman Anglo, headmaster at the school.
‘The court has ordered that the school continue to function with the current administration without interference from the commissioner. Things are normal, thank God.’
The court delivered the final order for re-opening after ordering a temporary reopening earlier this month, he said.
Third raid
The 24 October government seizure marked the third raid on the school, following efforts to seize it on 4 October and 5 September. On 6 October, authorities jailed Christian staff members for four days for trying to prevent the seizure of the institution, which serves more than 1,000 students, ages three to 18, and belongs to the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church.
The school was established by the American Mission in 1901, but is owned by the Sudan Presbyterian Church.
