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| 'Purity' ring row reaches court | 'Purity' ring row reaches court |
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| A teenager is due in the High Court to accuse her school of discriminating against Christians by banning the wearing of "purity rings". | A teenager is due in the High Court to accuse her school of discriminating against Christians by banning the wearing of "purity rings". |
| Lydia Playfoot, 16, was told by Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, to remove her ring or face expulsion. | Lydia Playfoot, 16, was told by Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, to remove her ring or face expulsion. |
| She alleges discrimination because the school allows Sikh and Muslim pupils to wear bracelets and headscarves. | She alleges discrimination because the school allows Sikh and Muslim pupils to wear bracelets and headscarves. |
| The school denies breaching human rights law, saying the ring is not an essential part of the Christian faith. | The school denies breaching human rights law, saying the ring is not an essential part of the Christian faith. |
| BBC News religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott said a group of girls at the school were wearing the "Silver Ring Thing". | BBC News religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott said a group of girls at the school were wearing the "Silver Ring Thing". |
| Human Rights Act | Human Rights Act |
| These rings were inscribed with a biblical verse and Ms Playfoot has said the jewellery was intended to symbolise "her Christian commitment to sexual abstinence until marriage". | |
| Ms Playfoot will claim her right to be able to express her religious beliefs, under Article Nine of the Human Rights Act, has been breached. | Ms Playfoot will claim her right to be able to express her religious beliefs, under Article Nine of the Human Rights Act, has been breached. |
| The school will insist that it is not operating a discriminatory policy because allowances made for Sikhs and Muslims only occur for items integral to their religious beliefs. | The school will insist that it is not operating a discriminatory policy because allowances made for Sikhs and Muslims only occur for items integral to their religious beliefs. |
| It argues that a Christian pupil would be allowed to wear a crucifix. | It argues that a Christian pupil would be allowed to wear a crucifix. |