Prevent Watch supported the mother in a stressful period during this case in which Cloisters’ Fred Holker successfully represented the Claimant who, at the age of 13, was the subject of a Prevent referral by a teacher following a playground incident.
Fred acted for the Claimant pro bono at trial in the County Court against the education trust, securing findings of direct religion discrimination contrary to ss 10 and 13 Equality Act 2010. The successful claim had been pleaded by Cloisters’ Ameer Ismail, also on a pro bono basis.
The Claimant was accused of playground misbehaviour in 2021 which led teachers to form a concern of possible Islamist radicalisation.
The Court analysed the manner in which the referral was made, concluding that the teacher had cast the Claimant in terms suffused with religious and violent overtones that went beyond the facts established by an internal investigation.
The Court found that the language used in the referral was a powerful indicator that the teacher’s subconscious thought processes were influenced by his knowledge that the boy was a practising Muslim.
Read more on The Cloisters website.
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