Islamic girls pray before religion class at the Darunsat Wittaya school on August 16, 2011 in Saraburi, southern Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Islamic female students practice the ancient Thai art of “Krabi Krabong” taught as a sport at the Darunsat Wittaya school on August 16, 2011 in Saraburi, Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Islamic boys are told to walk like a duck as a punishment for being late to school at the Darunsat Wittaya school on August 16, 2011 in Saraburi, southern Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Islamic girls make their way to attend classes past a painted wall at the Darunsat Wittaya school on August 16, 2011 in Saraburi, southern Thailand. Over 4,000 students attend classes at one of the largest private schools for Muslim boys and girls in the Pattani province where many Thai government schools are forced to use security in order to protect the teachers and students. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)