Teachers are calling for GCSEs and A-level exams to be scheduled in the morning to help Muslim students who are fasting during Ramadan, it emerged today.
Hundreds of thousands of pupils across Britain could be forced to take 'large entry' tests, such as maths and English, before 12pm under a radical shake-up.
School exam boards and universities are considering the move over the next five years, when the religious period of Ramadan progressively clashes with the exam season in June.
[A COMMENT] When is this madness going to stop? Muslim children do NOT have to acquiesce to the no food rule at Ramadan. Well, put it this way, they don't in Iraq and Afghan where I work but possibly Birmingham and co have different rules. Gimme strength. Teachers who come up with this bile are obviously not fit for purpose.
[ANOTHER] This must be the most tolerant, accommodating, apologetic country in the world. Where else would anyone change their way of living to accommodate minorities they way we are forced to do, here? I would love to know who is responsible for all this. [Daily Mail] Read more
