Governors misinformed before backing school’s ‘prayer ban’, High Court told
by Tom Pilgrim
Jan 17, 2024
3 minutes
Governors at a north London school that imposed a “total ban on prayer rituals” backed the policy “on the basis of misinformation and errors”, the High Court has been told.
Michaela Community School in Brent, previously dubbed Britain’s strictest, is facing a legal challenge from a Muslim student who claims its approach to prayer is discriminatory.
The pupil, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said the school’s stance on prayer is “the kind of discrimination makes
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