Barnett Hill Academy hijab controversy
It is reported that taxpayer-funded schools in the United Kingdom are already requiring girls aged seven and older to wear the hijab. Critics argue this is fundamentally wrong, especially since Barnett Hill Academy will receive state funding this month after local authority approval despite enforcing hijab requirements for young children. Laura Trott, Shadow Education Secretary, and Joy Morrissey, Shadow Minister for Women Inequalities, have described the situation as fundamentally wrong. The school's guidelines state that non-compliance could result in students being sent home until they return in full uniform. Experts warn that if current trends continue, the hijab may become mandatory across the United Kingdom regardless of religious affiliation.
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A UK school is forcing students from as young as seven to wear hijabs. Barnett Hill Academy, an independent Islamic faith school, requires girls to wear hijabs as part of the uniform and will become state-funded this month after the local authority approved its application. Critics have hit out at the decision to allocate taxpayer funding to a school that forces girls as young as seven to wear the hijab. Laura Trott, Shadow Education Secretary, and Joy Morrissey, Shadow Minister for Women Inequalities, described the situation as fundamentally wrong. The school's guidelines state that non-compliance could result in children being sent home and required to return in full school uniform.
