Birmingham's shadow education chief has called for an Islamic faith school to be shut down following a catalogue of failure and negative headlines.
Conservative education spokesman Matt Bennett described the Al Hijrah School in Bordesley Green as a "damaged brand" after it was reported girls were warned not to use tampons .
It has been run by a Birmingham City Council interim executive board (IEB) for four years since the school first ran into trouble amid claims of financial mismanagement.
But no permanent trust or organisation has offered to take on the school.
Cllr Bennett (Edgbaston) said: “No one wants to do it. There’s been a catalogue of problems here over many years and the school has a reputation for trouble. [Birmingham Mail] Read more
