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Originally Posted by martyh
not really no the head teacher cannot say how many practising muslims are involved as he simply cannot know just because it is a faith school does not mean that all pupils and parents are practising muslims,anymore than my son is a practising catholic despite going to a catholic primary school
as RUSSB pointed out it appears to more of a cultural difference than a religious one
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I'm sorry ... either you haven't bothered to read the article in question, or you have read it and totally failed to take any of it in.
The school is not a religious school. It is simply a private school for girls. The headteacher is a she, not a he. Her name is Judy Harris. She has - it is reported - told the gym club that there are an increased number of Muslim children at school this year, and it is their families that are complaining. If she is receiving complaints, then she must know how many complaints she is receiving. Even if there were no complaints about anything, you would expect her to have some idea of the religious leanings of the families sending children to the school, especially non-Christian families who are liable to want to withdraw their children from any Christian assemblies that may be planned.