Does anybody READ articles anymore, before making judgmental comments about them? Or has that tedious practice gone out of fashion on FR?
The school has NOT said she can’t wear a crucifix. In fact, they’ve invited her to wear one on the outside of her clothing. Really, *read* and you’ll understand.
The school has NOT said she can’t wear a crucifix. In fact, they’ve invited her to wear one on the outside of her clothing. Really, *read* and you’ll understand
Granted I'm a bit tired so my reading comprehension may be a bit off, but I cannot find anything to support your argument that the school is allowing the wearing of the cross. If you could point out the relevant passages for that, I'd be much obliged.
>> The prospectus makes clear that jewelery may not be worn except for earrings and watches. ... ‘We do want children to be proud of their Christian faith, therefore we would like to encourage them to wear crosses,’ she added.
>>In fact, they’ve invited her to wear one on the outside of her clothing.
Well, sorta - I’ll be sure to look for all those cross-shaped watches the next time I’m in Wally*Mart. Maybe they’ll have one with a little man on it.
Read the section of the article posted here, yes; click the link and read the entire article, seldom, because depending on the linked site that can be a 5 minute load time or more on dial up, assuming that it even loads at all.
Yes, you are correct, they invited her to wear a brooch in the shape of a cross.
I give you that.
However, I do not understand why the necklace was not allowed.
The overly PC explanation of it being “dangerous” does not ring true.
In any case, I do fully respect the rules a school sets but we should not be so rigid as to forbid a discreet necklace.
But .. in fairness to you.. you did correctly point out that the school does allow crosses, albeit in the shape of watches or brooches.
This is a point a lot of us posters (including me) missed.
So, mea culpa!
I read it...all the way to the end.
The Sikh bangles are bracelets.
The rules said “no bracelets”, too.
I don’t think the school should have a problem with either of these kids wearing their religious jewelry. The girls can always be told to put their necklaces in their clothing when they are at recess, etc. That was a sad excuse. I don’t know much about the Church of England or their beliefs, but it seemed strange, particularly from a school named “St. Peters”.
There was a case probably just a few hundred (or less) miles away from there almost exactly a year ago where the Sikh family took the school to court for not allowing their daughter to wear the bangles. They won. I think this school may have been trying to avoid that with the “brooches are OK” thing. I don’t know. It just reeked of more political correctness.