Today I received the dreaded letter advising our four-year-old, who does not practise religion like his mum and dad, that our local (directly opposite) state-funded Church of England school has politely told us to love thy neighbour and get lost on religious grounds. At work I would not be able to refuse a vicar a job for being religious but as it’s a four-year-old they can use the religion card.
Bizarrely, if we had been practising Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus or Buddhists we would have got in through “community places”. Why should I pay tax for a school my children are dis-criminated from? Surely this is wrong? Not wanting to name the primary school in Hove – but as St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland – does this mean my four-year-old is not allowed to go there either? Or do we need to pretend to go to church for two years to go to see the Edinburgh festival?
Joe Davey
Vallance Road, Hove
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