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- Barnet Hill Academy referred to the Human Rights Commission over its compulsory hijab policy.
- The school requires girls from Year 3, age seven, to wear a white hijab.
- Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott called for an urgent investigation of the academy and council.
- Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the academy clarified that hijabs are not compulsory.
- The National Secular Society warned the rule may breach children’s religious freedom and gender equality.