United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 185093
Pupils: Eid al-Adha
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15 May 2023
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22 May 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Muslim students to take additional time off school during Eid.
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15 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Muslim students to take additional time off school during Eid.
Source: Commons
22 May 2023
Answer
Schools must authorise a pupil’s absence if it is on a day exclusively set apart for religious observance by the religious body to which the parent belongs.The Department does not define which specific days schools should authorise for religious observanc...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-15/185093
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1627799
- uk · wq-1627799 · source updated 22 May 2023