natjack Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 People certainly do that with Christian schools, the ones with good academic records are over subscribed.Not really the same thing though. Have any of these Islamic schools got good general academic records that would make non-Muslim parents want to send their kids there? Even mafya wouldn't want to send his kids to a similar school, and he's a devout sort of fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Catholic schools are mostly good schools though. Perhaps most of the parents that go to the trouble of sending their children to a catholic school have good, well behaved children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Mod Note: Please keep the thread on topic and the bickering to a minimum. May I remind users that MOCKING forum moderation is against the terms and you will face a ban if you continue to do so. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milquetoast1 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 This news article on Radio 4 last evening had me and my wife fuming: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03brqlk Starts at 36 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scabbydog Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Whilst I don't agree with faith schools you can't blame the school if non Muslim parents don't want to send their kids there. I'm not sure I accept that. If the school insists on girls being treated as second class citizens and insisting they wear veils that would pretty well preclude most, and that is a policy of the school. Similarly if a school insisted on mixed rugby and lessons in cooking bacon sandwiches it might put off others too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'm not sure I accept that. If the school insists on girls being treated as second class citizens and insisting they wear veils that would pretty well preclude most, and that is a policy of the school. Similarly if a school insisted on mixed rugby and lessons in cooking bacon sandwiches it might put off others too. I was really speaking generically, not supporting what this school does or doesn't do. I wouldn't have allowed it to open in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Easy to blame; yet we have no salient facts, only wild suppositions and allegations to and fro. For some reason my response to this has been removed, so I'll try again. Salient facts Allegations made Ofsted investigation School immediately closed No wild supposition or allegations involved in that, draw your own conclusions from the sequence of events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Perhaps most of the parents that go to the trouble of sending their children to a catholic school have good, well behaved children? This is very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scabbydog Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 I was really speaking generically, not supporting what this school does or doesn't do. I wouldn't have allowed it to open in the first place. So speaking genetically why do you think it isn't the schools fault that non Muslim parents don't want to send their children there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 So speaking genetically why do you think it isn't the schools fault that non Muslim parents don't want to send their children there? Presumably because they wanted to create a school for hardcore Muslims and the draconian features you describe (which presumably are what those parents wanted for their children) alienated probably 100% of non Muslim parents and probably a fair few Muslims as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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