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Old 18-10-2006, 12:39   #16
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Re: School forces girls to wear head scarves

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Originally Posted by hatedbythemail View Post
and c of e schools which have muslim pupils attend religious assemblies and services hosted by the church with which they are allied? this, incidentally, something which muslim pupils and parents accept without complaint.

but the key issue for me is the government's insistence on closing established schools and replacing them with academies which are invariably co-funded by religious groups - mainly christian. i personally would like to see an end to faith schools and an even greater emphasis in the curriculum on religions and allied cultural issues so that we can foster mutual respect between those of different faiths and those with no faith.
Parents have always had the right to opt their children out of any religious observance at any state school. I'm surprised you're unaware of this. Any muslim children who attend Christian assemblies at C of E schools, do so because their parents chose not to use that right.
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