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Sikh boy banned from wearing kara to primary school

Kaiden Singh has worn his Sikh religious bangle since birth

By: Sarwar Alam

A primary school in the UK has come under fire for banning an eight-year-old British Sikh pupil from wearing his kara to school because it breaches the uniform policy. Kaiden Singh, who has worn his Sikh religious bangle since birth, was asked to remove it after he started at his new school, Summerhill Primary School in Tipton, in the West Midlands region last month. His father, self-employed businessman Sunnie Singh is fighting the ban on the grounds of discrimination. “I was totally gobsmacked and completely shocked. It is a religious symbol and a religious principle. We wear it for religious…

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