THE headline on your story (LET, May 8) on the Hawthorns School's decision to "drop the Christian faith at assemblies" only incites the growing Islamaphobia which inevitably leads to racism.
Reporting the item as a 'shock' was completely unnecessary, considering that it is a legal act which is in the process of being considered by the right authorities.
The biased, tabloid style of reporting leads me to believe that its purpose was to encourage people to contact the Lancashire County Council to condemn the idea, thus forcing the proposal to be scrapped.
Well, may I take the opportunity to encourage everyone who favours the idea of non-predominantly Christian teaching in a school where 95 per cent of its pupils are Muslim, to contact the Lancashire County Council voicing their opinion.
The proposal will act to strengthen moral teaching in the school with less lip service and more depth.
YUNUS PATEL (Mr), Altom Street, Blackburn.
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