Rabbi criticises proposed free school

A Maidenhead Rabbi has voiced his concerns over a proposed Sikh school in Slough. If the plans go ahead, the Slough Sikh Education Trust will set up a Sikh faith secondary school to help cope with the problem of a shortage of school places in the area. However, Rabbi Jonathan Romain believes that the Sikh community would become segregated if such a school was to open. But Rabbi Romain points out that he is in favour of faith but not of faith schools. In their defence, the Sikh Education Trust explained that the school hopes to attract half of its pupils from non-Sikh backgrounds.

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