18 Jun 2008 Hindustantimes Chandigarh Pg 03
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LAWYERS FOR a Sikh teenager banned from school for wearing a religious bracelet in UK went to court today claiming unlawful discrimination.
Sarika Singh, 14, was barred from Aberdare Girls School in South Wales after refusing to remove the kara, on the basis that it did not allow jewellery other than wristwatches and plain ear studs.
After she was excluded in November, she moved to another school in the area which does allow her to wear the kara — but her family claims she suffered academically because of the move.
The family including her , mother Sinita, handed a petition at PM Gordon Brown's residence last week, urging him to intervene to show that "discrimination is totally unacceptable". The petition was backed by 150 gurdwaras as well as more than 200 Sikh organisations and 70 non-Sikh bodies.
Human rights group Liberty said the school breached race, equality and human rights laws by not allowing Sarika to wear the kara.
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LAWYERS FOR a Sikh teenager banned from school for wearing a religious bracelet in UK went to court today claiming unlawful discrimination.
Sarika Singh, 14, was barred from Aberdare Girls School in South Wales after refusing to remove the kara, on the basis that it did not allow jewellery other than wristwatches and plain ear studs.
After she was excluded in November, she moved to another school in the area which does allow her to wear the kara — but her family claims she suffered academically because of the move.
The family including her , mother Sinita, handed a petition at PM Gordon Brown's residence last week, urging him to intervene to show that "discrimination is totally unacceptable". The petition was backed by 150 gurdwaras as well as more than 200 Sikh organisations and 70 non-Sikh bodies.
Human rights group Liberty said the school breached race, equality and human rights laws by not allowing Sarika to wear the kara.
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