British school orders students and teachers to dress like Muslims for a day

[Shammu]

British school orders students and teachers to dress like Muslims for a day
By ANDREW PARKER

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

A SCHOOL was yesterday accused of MAKING teachers dress up as Asians for a day – to celebrate a Muslim festival.

Kids at the 257-pupil primary have also been told to don ethnic garb even though most are Christians.

The morning assembly will be open to all parents – but dads are BARRED from a women-only party in the afternoon because Muslim husbands object to wives mixing with other men.

Just two members of staff – a part-time teacher and a teaching assistant – are Muslim.

Embrace

Yesterday a relative of one of the 39 others said: “Staff have got to go along with it – or let’s face it, they would be branded racist.

“Who would put their job on the line? They have been told they have to embrace the day to show their diversity. But they are not all happy.”

The day aims to belatedly mark Eid, the end of Ramadan.

Sally Bloomer, head of Rufford primary school in Lye, West Midlands, insisted: “I have not heard of any complaints.

“It’s all part of a diversity project to promote multi-culturalism.”

British school orders students and teachers to dress like Muslims for a day

[Shammu]

I guess they are happy my kids don't go to English schools. I'd keep them home if my kids ever had to do this but, my kids are all grown up now. This is also another reason to home school your children.

[HisDaughter]

British school orders students and teachers to dress like Muslims for a day

Yesterday a relative of one of the 39 others said: “Staff have got to go along with it – or let’s face it, they would be branded racist.

And I think that anyone that doesn't wear a skirt made out of jeans like I do is racist against old hippies!