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To: Ofsted
Withdrawal of ofsted questioning Muslim school girls wearing hijab
Please remove the new instruction to ofsted inspectors to question young muslim primary school girls about wearing hijab or head scarf.
Why is this important?
This should be individual choice and religious values to follow, this is unfair, discriminatory and making us think that we are not free to practice our religion in the UK.
You can read more about what's happening here:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/nov/19/school-inspectors-to-question-primary-school-girls-who-wear-hijab
From the article:
"School inspectors in England have been told to question Muslim primary school girls if they are wearing a hijab or similar headscarf, the head of Ofsted has announced.
Amanda Spielman, the head of Ofsted and chief inspector of schools, said the move was to tackle situations in which wearing a hijab “could be interpreted as sexualisation” of girls as young as four or five, when most Islamic teaching requires headdress for girls only at the onset of puberty."
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