Quote Originally Posted by Shark27 View Post
My mother once complained to the teacher because my brother was sat on a table which was all Asian apart from him. After being called racist by the teacher she explained that the issue wasn't about race, it was because my brother came home complaining every night that he couldn't understand what they were talking about due to them speaking urdu. I can't remember if it was junior or infant school but it was definitely a point in his life when exposure to the English language with his peers was *****.

It's not all about racism you know.
Mr Shark. I'm not really sure I understand you. My question was whether Grist/Fire/Anyone would be willing to send their kids to an outstanding school that happens to have a high proportion of ethnic children including children from Muslim families? I'm trying to establish what we want? Do we want Muslim families to integrate in our schools? If so, are white English parents willing to send children into such schools where there are large numbers of ethnic children?

I think that's a really crucial question. If you aren't, why not? I'm trying to understand if we white brits might not be willing to do so, or if, like Mr EllisD, you'd be quite happy to (if it was a good school). It's not a trick question, I just want a honest response with reasons.

Anyone?