An interesting case being taken up by the Supreme Court here. The Jewish Free School (JFS) in north-west London is being accused of racial discrimination in prioritising those children of Jewish faith. This is the result of a case brought on behalf of a boy, known as M, who was refused admission to the JFS because his mother converted to Judaism in a procedure not recognised by the office of the chief rabbi. The Court's decision may have consequences for all religious schools, as discussed here. What do you think?
I think faith schools should either be merged into the rest of the system or privatised. Britain is a secular state and therefore faith schools shouldn't be effectively endorsed by the government.
ReplyDeleteIf some parents really want their child to be at a school which instills their values then they should pay for it, surely thats what secular private schools do too?