School lifts headscarf ban

5th March 2004, 12:00am

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School lifts headscarf ban

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A secondary school in Luton has agreed to lift its ban on girls wearing Islamic headscarves. Governors at Icknield high school voted to rescind the ban this week after complaints from parents and a warning from Luton borough council that it could breach the Race Relations Act.

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