Muslim school gets Minister’s ultimatum
A Muslim free school which discriminated against women and required staff to cover their hair has been ordered to make “swift” changes or face closure.
Al-Madinah Free School in Derby has been told by Ministers that it must act immediately.
In a highly critical letter to the chairman of the governors, Shazia Parveen, Schools Minister Lord Nash said that the school had failed to keep pupils safe, provide a good education and has discriminated against female staff.
He said that the school had “manifestly breached” its conditions, and can expect to lose its state funding – effectively forcing it to close– if it does not take action.