UK school could face closure because it does not teach about LGBT issues

A private Jewish girls’ school which teaches children aged up to 8 has failed three Ofsted inspections because it does not teach pupils about homosexuality or gender reassignment. 

Vishnitz Girls School, an Orthodox school in Hackney, north London, failed its third inspection last month after inspectors found that it does not give pupils “a full understanding of fundamental British values”…

Private schools that do not meet Ofsted’s requirements must improve or face closure by the Department for Education.

Religious groups criticised the decision, which they said limited religious freedom…

She criticised also the closure threat: “It doesn’t matter how good your school is in all other respects – simply refusing to teach very young children about gender reassignment will lead to your closure. 

Gill Robins, of campaign group Christians in Education, said in a blog post that the decision showed that “the Equality Act is actually hierarchical, with sexual orientation and gender reassignment at the apex of the Act.