Jewish Priest Opposes Free Sikh Primary School In Slough

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Rabbi opposes free Sikh school in Slough

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A Maidenhead rabbi has opposed plans for a free school in Slough.

The Slough Sikh Education Trust hopes to set up a free school with a Sikh ethos as a solution to the number of oversubscribed schools in the town.

Rabbi Jonathan Romain has said he feared the Sikh community would become segregated.

However, the Slough Sikh Education Trust has said it hopes to attract 50% of its pupils from non-Sikh backgrounds.

'Variety of backgrounds'

Mr Romain said he opposed what he called "the proliferation of faith schools".

"Effectively they segregate children.

"At the moment the Sikh community is very integrated at school, Sikh children mix with Jewish and Christian children," he said.

The trust, which is still looking for a site on which to build its new school, said it hoped to provide a "rigorous academic education of the standard associated with selective schools or high-performing faith schools".

Hardip Sohal, chair of governors at Khalsa Primary School, which is already run by the Sikh Education Trust, said: "We aspire to provide opportunities for children, both Sikh and non-Sikh, from a variety of backgrounds and not just those who can afford to go private, or attend through selective entry."

Mr Sohal said the school could specialise in horse-riding and archery and promote the Sikh faith, with compulsory lessons in Panjabi, Sikh Studies and Gurbani (Sikh Scriptures).

There will be 120 places available in each year group and the organisation hopes to start to admit pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 in 2012.

Free schools are part of the government's reforms to education in England, and allow groups of local parents, teachers or charities to establish their own schools.

The government says not enough children get into their first choice of secondary school, and free schools will give parents greater choice.

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I would like to know what is the real motives of this Rabbi's opposing the building of a school that will cater for Sikh children when the Jews (who form a less population than Sikhs) have 29+ primary schools in the united kingdom alone not counting the secondary school. It seems like a clear sign of of this guys discrimination and prejudice to those not of his Jewish /faith, having equal opportunity for their kids.

[JasSinghKhalsa]

I think Jews have 104 schools in UK alone, are there children's segregated?

[VanHelsingh]

I think Jews have 104 schools in UK alone, are there children's segregated?

But you're forgetting one important fact. The Jews are God's Chosen People.

:lol:

[Southall Youth]

We all know the Jews are no friends of Sikhs Isreal has deep links with Hindu fanatics and their intelligence agencies work together Isreal will work in indias intrest

[VanHelsingh]

We all know the Jews are no friends of Sikhs Isreal has deep links with Hindu fanatics and their intelligence agencies work together Isreal will work in indias intrest

Israel is friends with anyone that is against certain Islamic regimes and movements. They don't really care about anyone else's interests but their own. As they say in Panjabi, they're ready to make a gaddha their bappu if it suits them.

[dalsingh101]

Isreal will work in indias intrest

You can say exactly the same about Britain. Wake up.

[JasSinghKhalsa]

It is important to understand why this opposition is done -

Watch this Video

around 2 minutes ....

Hear this around 6 minutes -

The last ones are

and the final very important one how culture of Sikhs is also planned to not be flourished in Western World (Analogy to what happened in USA)

around after 1st minute

In the same series, there is a Video mentioning destruction of American life and culture, and that is something which people don't want for Sikh culture/ideology to flourish in Western World even limiting to Sikh children getting education of their history/ideology/cluture. I am unable to find that Video, but it is in the same series, I saw it a 1-2 month ago ...

[clarity]

Be very careful of Anti-Jewish rhetoric these are the very people who have the blueprint for Sikh freedom

[Kharkooartsy]

It is important to understand why this opposition is done -

Watch this Video

around 2 minutes ....

Hear this around 6 minutes -

i hope you dont agree with this guy..

hows amreeki a kaum? how can you put all jewish in one box?

jesus went to jerusalem to celebrate the passover dinner i am sure he didnt put all jewish in "theives" category!!

people need to stop spreading so much hate..

pride and hatred kills innocents

[clarity]

What we need to look at is this Jewish guy maybe one of thousands like in our community who like to divide and rule Sarna is a good example who comes to mind