Stratford school partially closes at “short notice” due to religious festival
Chobham Academy - Credit: Archant
The primary principal of a 1,800-pupil academy has apologised to parents about the school’s partial closure today for Eid al-Adha.
Chobham Academy, based in Stratford’s East Village, is closed for nursery, reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils.
Parents were given three days notice of the decision in a letter on Friday by primary principal Mark Elms.
In the letter, he said the closure was “due to a high number of staff requesting leave for religious observance”.
He wrote: “Please accept my sincere apologies for the short notice which could not be helped and for the disruption to the beginning of the new academic year.”
The school remains open today to all students in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.
The Harris Federation, which runs the academy, declined to comment.
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