Michaela School prayer ban: allowing for religious diversity in education is a tradition in England

By Helen Carr, Lecturer in Secondary History Education, University of Birmingham

A Muslim student at Michaela School in London has lost her High Court challenge against the school’s ban on prayer rituals. The school argued that the ban was put in place to avoid prayers “undermining inclusion”.

The school’s headteacher, Katharine Birbalsingh, described the ruling as “a victory for all schools”. She argued that:

Schools that are secular and multicultural must be allowed…

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