Supreme court finds Jewish school to be racist

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Jewish school loses appeal

Guardian 16 December 2009

Supreme court finds admissions policy at JFS discriminates on the grounds of ethnicity

In a landmark legal decision, judges at the supreme court found the Jewish Free School, a comprehensive in north-west London, had broken the law by refusing to admit the boy, known as M.

M's father took the school to court claiming racial discrimination. In June, the court of appeal ruled in his favour. It said the school's policy amounted to racial discrimination because it prioritised applications from children with Jewish mothers.

 

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