Head teacher apologises after 'ban the hijab' banner displayed in school playground

Published date23 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Greatfields School head teacher Richard Paul has condemned the banner's message, saying it does not represent the views of the school and that the decision of the Year 10 art student to put it up was "ill-judged"

In a statement posted on Facebook, Mr Paul said: "I would like to apologise on behalf of the school for the offence caused by a banner which was briefly put up in the school playground [on Monday] afternoon. This was removed immediately when it came to the attention of staff.

"The banner was put up by a Year 10 student as part of a conceptual art project and was meant to generate debate and not meant to be offensive in any way. This was clearly an ill-judged decision by the student. I want to make it absolutely clear that this poster does...

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