‘Orwellian’ prayer ban worries
Moves to ban Islamic prayers in a school have potential ‘Orwellian consequences’, a representative of Christian teachers says.
Nicola Laver
Lizzie Harewood, executive officer at the Association of Christian Teachers (ACT), was expressing her thoughts after Katharine Birbalsingh, high-profile head of Michaela Community School in Brent and self-styled ‘Britain’s strictest headmistress’, introduced a ban on Muslim prayers during lunchbreaks.