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| − | :A Lubavitch school whose application form listed the only options to a question on ethnic background to be “white” has been told to revise its entry rules. The state-aided [[Ruth Lunzer Girls Primary School]] in Hackney was also told its religious criteria for allocating places was too vague. The [[Office of the Schools Adjudicator]] (OSA) partially upheld a complaint against the school, which is part of the [[Lubavitch Multi-Academy Trust]], that was made by the [[National Secular Society]]. According to the Schools Admissions Code, the criteria used for deciding places must be “fair, clear and objective”. | + | :A [[Chabad-Lubavitch UK|Lubavitch]] school whose application form listed the only options to a question on ethnic background to be “white” has been told to revise its entry rules. The state-aided [[Ruth Lunzer Girls Primary School]] in Hackney was also told its religious criteria for allocating places was too vague. The [[Office of the Schools Adjudicator]] (OSA) partially upheld a complaint against the school, which is part of the [[Lubavitch Multi-Academy Trust]], that was made by the [[National Secular Society]]. According to the Schools Admissions Code, the criteria used for deciding places must be “fair, clear and objective”. |
:The case adjudicator, [[Bryan Slater]], took issue with some of the requests for information on an application form published online, including one which stated: “Ethnic background: White-Orthodox Jewish/ White-British/ White-European/ White-Other”.<ref>https://www.thejc.com/family-and-education/all/lubavitch-school-told-to-change-entry-form-1.522918#:~:text=A%20Lubavitch%20school%20whose%20application,allocating%20places%20was%20too%20vague.</ref> | :The case adjudicator, [[Bryan Slater]], took issue with some of the requests for information on an application form published online, including one which stated: “Ethnic background: White-Orthodox Jewish/ White-British/ White-European/ White-Other”.<ref>https://www.thejc.com/family-and-education/all/lubavitch-school-told-to-change-entry-form-1.522918#:~:text=A%20Lubavitch%20school%20whose%20application,allocating%20places%20was%20too%20vague.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:29, 11 October 2024
- A Lubavitch school whose application form listed the only options to a question on ethnic background to be “white” has been told to revise its entry rules. The state-aided Ruth Lunzer Girls Primary School in Hackney was also told its religious criteria for allocating places was too vague. The Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) partially upheld a complaint against the school, which is part of the Lubavitch Multi-Academy Trust, that was made by the National Secular Society. According to the Schools Admissions Code, the criteria used for deciding places must be “fair, clear and objective”.
- The case adjudicator, Bryan Slater, took issue with some of the requests for information on an application form published online, including one which stated: “Ethnic background: White-Orthodox Jewish/ White-British/ White-European/ White-Other”.[1]
