Teachers backed over Muslim wear – BBC News

Posted May 8th, 2007 in education, human rights, Islam, news by sally

“Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer will tell headteachers common sense decisions stopping Muslim pupils wearing Islamic dress would not breach human rights.”

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BBC News, 6th May 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

K v. X School and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted April 11th, 2007 in disability discrimination, education, law reports by sally

Limit to school’s special needs duty

K v. X School and Another 

“A school was not discriminating against an incontinent paraplegic pupil in the provision of education or associated services when it refused to clean and change him following a bowel accident.”

The Times, 11th April 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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