British Islamic school bans pupils who mix with opposite sex in schooltime

 

A Croydon based Islamic school suspended a teenage pupil for talking to a pupil of the opposite sex recently.  Al-Khair secondary school has been rated by Ofsted as “Outstanding” but the pupil broke the rules of communicating with members of the opposite sex. At least one parent has pointed out this does not prepare children for British society when they grow up.

The report has not disclosed the gender of the pupil for legal reasons.  The DfE are investigating the incident with concerns this ban is a breach of the Equality Act. The fees for Al-Khair are £4,900 per student and prohibits “interaction through any medium eg verbal, email, messaging etc” between male and female students who are considered “non-mahrams” (not close relatives).  A spokesman for the DfE is not happy with the gender rules at the school despite the fact that it gets very good results and said “If the school has breached the equality act, or independent school standards we will not hesitate to take immediate action”.

Two years ago a school was forced to close after imposing strict Islamic practices which included making the female staff wear the hijab and getting girls to always sit at the back of classes.

Ofsted routinely inspects independent schools to ensure they teach fundamental british values for preparation for  life in modern Britain.