Lauren Stanley

Mar 5, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Liz Jackson |Alpa Patel |Lauren Stanley

The "prayer ban" by a school facing a court challenge made being Muslim "seem toxic" and "evil", former pupils claim. Michaela School in Brent, north London, introduced a policy in March 2023 stopping "prayer rituals". The school, led by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh, is being challenged in the High Court over the policy. It did not respond for comment but Ms Birbalsingh previously said the school was a "happy and respectful" place.