Secularists Raise Concerns Over School Plans

The National Secular Society says that a new wave of discriminatory faith schools is on the horizon.  They say "To appease demands from religious leaders, the Government wants to scrap the 50% cap on faith-based admissions at free schools. It wants to encourage religious groups to open new, fully state-funded faith schools which can select 100% of their pupils based on their parents' religion.   And for the first time, it will allow religious institutions to run special schools as schools with a religious character - exposing our most vulnerable children to proselytising and indoctrination".   The Secular Society has long pointed out that religious schools can be problematic places for LGBTQIA+ youngsters, given that the religious groups that tend to run faith schools are often highly reactionary and steeped in religious bigotry.  The Society is calling on people to let the government know their views.  You can find out more at their website at https://www.secularism.org.uk/