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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

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PoweredBySheerSpite · 20/12/2025 10:01

With everything that’s going on in the world I think it’s really special that he’s choosing to make a stand for himself and his Jewishness. Sounds like you’ve got a great kid there. Wishing you all the best.

BadgernTheGarden · 20/12/2025 10:06

JamiLdn · 16/12/2025 10:56

Thank you for the feedback everyone.
For clarity, it is my son who has explicitly stated he isn't comfortable attending the services. I was not sure what the protocol is and how common a request it is, but as it seems fairly common I will be in touch with the school to request the withdrawal.
Much appreciated.

As I recall it very few children actually wanted to go to these things, if they all got out of it because they didn't want to, hardly anyone would go. A religious objection fair enough. It's just the same as not wanting to do PE or any other subject you don't like.

PurpleThistle7 · 20/12/2025 10:42

BadgernTheGarden · 20/12/2025 10:06

As I recall it very few children actually wanted to go to these things, if they all got out of it because they didn't want to, hardly anyone would go. A religious objection fair enough. It's just the same as not wanting to do PE or any other subject you don't like.

It’s really nothing like choosing to skip PE

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