Parents have expressed their outrage over an islamic group taking over Highfield Humanities College, Blackpool, Lancashire, although the number of Muslim students at the secondary school totals to less than 2%.
Tauheedul Education Trust (TET) is to run the secondary and parents have protested against this; they started a petition to postpone this move. The petition is said to have attracted 1,000 signatures by parents.
TET has faced controversies in the past, which oversees the running of ten Muslim schools in the West Midlands, in the northwest, as well as in east London.
In the previous year, the school was graded as “inadequate”. It is alleged that parents are concerned that TET will turn Highfield into an Islamic school, while TET stresses that there will be no changes to the faith.
Simon Humphries, whose children are students at the secondary school said, “I chose for my kids to go to a non-religious school for a reason and I don't want that choice to be taken away from us now!”
TET stated, “TET is one of the most successful multi-academy trusts in the country... We have a long history of working with non-faith schools to support real, long-lasting improvements. We are committed to bringing this expertise and experience to Highfield.”
