Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary, will apparently announce today that he plans to make faith schools take a quarter of their intake from non-faith backgrounds:
In remarks likely to alarm supporters of faith schools, Mr Johnson will say in his speech: “Young minds are free from prejudice and discrimination, so schools are in a unique position to prevent social division. Schools should cross ethnic and religious boundaries, and certainly not increase them, or exacerbate difficulties in sensitive areas.”
Well said. In which case, why is the government supporting faith schools at all?
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