Muslim headscarves, crucifixes and Sikh bangles should be banned at schools unless they can be incorporated into the dress code, most parents polled in a survey by Reader’s Digest said.

Eighty-three per cent feel such religious symbols are unacceptable, while more than half (52 per cent) of parents also disapprove of faith schools, according to the poll by Reader’s Digest. The YouGov survey, of 565 parents with children at state school, shows disillusionment with the comprehensive school system. Parents want more homework to be set, are in favour of increased testing and would like to be more involved in their child’s schooling. If they could afford to, 59 per cent would send their children to private school.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2406185.ece