The student claimed the ban was discriminatory and 'uniquely' affected her faith due to its ritualised nature.
A Muslim student at a school brought a court case challenging the school’s ban on prayer rituals on school grounds, which it implemented last year A Muslim pupil has lost a High Court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at a high-achieving north London school previously dubbed Britain’s strictest.
The judge upheld the student’s challenge to a decision to temporarily exclude her from the school. Lawyers for the pupil told the judge at a hearing in January that she was making a ‘modest’ request to be allowed to pray for around five minutes at lunch time, on dates when faith rules required it, but not during lessons.
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