Row as atheist pupils are sent to vegetarian Sikh school
Parents living in rural South Buckinghamshire have been angered after children were allocated places at a Sikh school that operates a strict 'no meat' policy and starts the day with prayers
By Graeme Paton, Education Editor6:00AM BST 06 Apr 2014
A row has erupted in the heart of one of Britain’s wealthiest villages after local children were allocated places at a controversial Sikh school despite failing to name it on application forms.
More than a dozen children living in rural South Buckinghamshire – mainly from atheist or Christian families – have been told to attend the Khalsa Secondary Academy in September.
The school promotes strictly vegetarian meals, prevents pupils from bringing meat or fish in packed lunches, provides lessons in Punjabi and Sikh studies, promotes meditation and begins the day with prayers from Sikh scriptures.
It was opened in the village of Stoke Poges last year under the Government’s free schools programme – principally catering for large Sikh communities in nearby Slough and west London.
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