Atheist Parents Take School to Court as They Say Assembly Prayers Breach Children’s Rights 👨‍⚖️

Atheist parents are taking their children's primary school to the High Court, claiming that biblical reenactments and praying in assembly are a breach of their human rights. Lee Harris and his wife Lizanne have won permission to bring a judicial review against Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST) after arguing that Burford Primary School is acting “unlawfully”. They allege that since ODST took over the running of the community school in 2015, they noticed “harmful aspects of evangelism spreading into assembly” and other parts of their pupils' education. Humanists UK, which is supporting Mr and Mrs Harris, believe this will be a test case to challenge schools which hold a daily act of Christian worship without providing a suitable alternative for non-Christians.

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Source: Atheist parents take primary school to court as they say assembly prayers breach children’s human rights

Location: United Kingdom

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