Discrimination on the grounds of faith, race, gender, sexual orientation and disability is outlawed under UK and European human rights law. There would be an outcry if any school overtly refused entry to a black child, or turned down an Asian teacher on the grounds of race, yet schools can routinely refuse entry to children on the grounds of their religious adherence, or lack of it, because faith schools are exempt from the equalities legislation. In a recent radio debate on this subject, the Catholic writer Cristina Odone, now championing the cause of faith schools, suggested that this form of discrimination remains vital to allow faith schools to continue their role as protectors of minority groups.

Fiona Millar: Faith discimination is a sin | Education | The Guardian.

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