To find this unfair

[user1496701154]

to find religious schools applications unfair. Saying you have to be practicing that religion. I can respect it but you have to be practicing. To apply I find it to be discriminationing

[user1496701154]

Thank you, you are the one of the only logical people here. With very valid points

[user1496701154]

When did I ever mentioned DC in this post I didn't

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Why would anybody want to send their child to a faith school if they don't practice that religion?

Because often they have the best results and are the closest, both excellent reasons to want a school.

And before people start banging on about religion being something to do with the results, it's the discrimination and hoops that cause the better results. Any school you have to make an effort to attend means more committed parents, more educational involvement and therefore better results.

[AlexaShutUp]

It is discriminatory. Of course it is. Why should religious people get a wider choice of schools than those without any faith?

We should stop funding faith schools within the state sector. If people want to pay for private education, I guess the schools can discriminate all they like.

[swingofthings]

Because often they have the best results and are the closest, both excellent reasons to want a school
Exactly. If they didn't get good results and kids were allocated a place there despite not practicing the religion, there would be outroar that non practicing kids are made to go.

It's called selective notion of fairness!

[JessieMcJessie]

So the guidelines you read said that you had to be practising?

So why do you insist on spelling it “practicing”? Are you incapable of copying a word you just read?

[Acis]

Of course it's discriminatory. It is ridiculous that public money is spent on schools that give preference to people of certain religions.

[Acis]

Why would anybody want to send their child to a faith school if they don't practice that religion?

Because it's their nearest school? Because the alternatives get oversubscribed and difficult to get into? Because the alternatives aren't good schools?

Why should someone have a greater choice of schools for their children purely because they practise a particular religion? Perhaps more pertinently, why should they have a greater choice purely because they game the system by turning up in church regularly for a few years till their youngest child has safely got a place?

[DoneLikeAKipper]

It's not discrimination in the slightest and to be honest your offensive and entitled

It categorically is discrimination. You should not have to be associated with religion to get your children into education. Public faith schools are a disgrace in this day and age, they shouldn’t even exists never mind get to pick and choose who gets to attend.

[DarkDarkNight]

It shouldn’t be allowed. I would get rid of religious schools altogether.

There are two Senior Schools near me, one religious one not. The non-religious is truly appalling, a failing Academy School rated Inadequate. The building is crumbling they have closed half the buildings, staff turnover is high and pupil numbers low. Why should Children who live closer and are in catchment miss out on the better School.

Time to take religion out of education.

[doIreallyneedto]

Of course it's discrimination. It is discriminating against children who don't practise a particular religion. People may feel that is acceptable but it doesn't make it less discriminatory.

Personally, I believe if a school is state funded, it should not be allowed to discriminate. For many people, their local school is a faith school. They should have equal access to it with children of the faith. Why should they have to travel to attend school simply because they are not of a particular religion? This is probably not such a big issue for people living in an urban area but if you are rural, it can be a complete pain.

[thedisorganisedmum]

What discrimination?

Bloody hell, we are lucky to live in a free country where you have the CHOICE to send your kid to a non-faith school of your choosing, or a faith one.

Yes, religion has a lot to do with the school results. You like some of it, but not the religious aspect , you are still free to send your child there. Of course, children of that faith have priority, why on earth wouldn't they?

Whilst I think the catchment area is the best criteria for a school, you could also say it's unfair: parents like me move to a property as close as possible to our chosen school to secure a spot for our kids. Someone doesn't, and get sends somewhere else.

You have a CHOICE. If you don't like the religious aspect, you can apply to send your children somewhere else.

I am going to start complaining about discrimination from the best private schools in the country. If I live in the same road, it's discrimination that my kids are not allowed in it!

[DoneLikeAKipper]

Of course, children of that faith have priority, why on earth wouldn't they?

Because it’s discrimination! If there was such a thing as a secular school, and they said that those who follow religion at home would have lower priority to be accepted over those from atheist homes, there would (rightly) be an outcry.

Education is compulsory, religion (a lifestyle choice) should have no bearing on which school your children can go to. I’ve looked up my closet primary schools - 3 of 5 within my catchment are faith schools, including the two closest. So that cuts my options to two schools (already a 40 minute round trip), or a longer commute with a 4 and 2 year old every morning and afternoon if we don’t get either of those. All because we’re not religious.

[FullOfJellyBeans]

Of course it's discriminatory to have TA's payer funded religious schools. It means children from non religious families have less choice of schools. Practise religion in your own time with your own funds.

[thefirst48]

Why would you move to an area when you know the majority are faith schools? It pisses me off people send their kids to faith schools and then moan their children are being taught something they don't like! Fuck off!

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Fuck off!

Nice.

If the school had a big sign on the front that said, 'Jewish, Muslim, atheist children less welcome here, but feel free to pay the taxes that keep the doors open" would that be clearer?

[thefirst48]

My children are being raised catholic so why would I send them to a Muslim or Jewish taught school? It makes no sense. There are plenty of non faith schools around.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

No there aren't. Because schools in the UK are required by law to have worship of a broadly Christian nature. Google it. So there is no choice to have atheist schooling. Just crap religious or even crapper religious.

[shesgrownhorns]

It's blatant discrination.

[JacquesHammer]

My children are being raised catholic so why would I send them to a Muslim or Jewish taught school? It makes no sense

Faith schools should receive no state funding if they’re discriminatory on faith grounds. IMO if you want your children to receive a faith education at a school that actively selects on faith grounds you should have to pay for it.

There are plenty of non faith schools around

That’s very naive.

[Happyspud]

OP you should have just pretended to practice for the applications. I’m not even joking. No child should be discriminated against for their education and many faith schools are good schools in the ideal location for the ‘wrong’ families. Just play along, the schools never manage to indoctrinate the kids anyway, even the supposed practising family ones.

[Happyspud]

And it’s not a ‘faith education’. It’s a standard curriculum education in a school that at certain points delivers a faith message.

[TheFaerieQueene]

State funded faith schools have no place in society.

[Bluntness100]

So basically you are of the opinion that religious schools shouldn't exist they should really be for everyone?

You are struggling to understand the concept of religious schools I'm guessing?