Readers: Admissions policy too strict

9:55am Monday 10th December 2007

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THE majority of visitors to the Harrow Times website think the admissions policy for the first Hindu school in Britain is too strict.

The Krishna Avanti school, which will be built in Camrose Avenue, Edgware, has been criticised after announcing it will favour applications to the school from families who follow the ISKCON, or Hare Krishna religion, a specific brand of Hinduism.

In this week's web poll, 61 per cent said the policy, which favours families who are vegetarian and do not drink alcohol, is too strict.

However, 39 per cent voted in favour of the school's policy, which was criticised by the Hindu Council UK this week.