Local authorities in the RS also have obstructed attempts to rebuild mosques, particularly the symbolically important Ferhadija Central Mosque in Banja Luka. The municipal authorities claimed that the Muslim cemetery in which the deceased had been buried was closed. In February 2000, the Human Rights Chamber determined that the municipal government of Prnjavor had discriminated against the Islamic community by closing the cemetery. Prnjavor municipal authorities were ordered to allow burials within a month. As of mid-2000, Prnjavor authorities had not complied.
Public schools offer religious education classes.
In theory, these classes are optional. However, in some areas, children who do not choose religion classes are subject to pressure and discrimination from peers and teachers. Schools generally do not hire teachers to offer religious education classes to students of minority religions. In Sarajevo canton schools, except for non-Bosniak schools, only offer Islamic religion classes. Consequently, municipalities have not yet been compelled to deal with the issue of minority religious education.