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Withdrawal from Church Services in a CoE school.

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JamiLdn · 16/12/2025 08:52

Hello
My son is in year 7 at a CoE school, we are Jewish. We are very happy learning RE and appreciate the importance of learning other and all faiths (we are not particularly observant) but the school has a twice yearly church service which we would like to withdraw from.
Has anyone done this and can share any insight on our rights to withdraw from the services only, and can share anything about the process / steps taken?
Much appreciated

OP posts:
calminggreen · 16/12/2025 09:09

If my children went to a Jewish school I wouldn’t prevent them attending Jewish festivals in synagogues

why send them to a CHURCH of England school if you weren’t prepared to embrace/ involve them in religious activities

also it just singles your child out as different/other - I’m not sure in the world we live in these days that encouraging division and separating of religions should be encouraged

Foxyloxy89 · 16/12/2025 09:07

I think if you send your child to a church school, you should be prepared to attend all aspects of it, religious and all. Why did you send him to a faith school that is different to your own?

MidnightPatrol · 16/12/2025 09:04

Why don’t you want him participating?