The headteacher of Britain’s most expensive day school has resigned following a row over a new ‘woke’ agenda at the £32,650-a-year institution.
Robin Appleby last week told trustees at the American School in London (ASL) that she will be quitting as head of school from January – less than five years after she was appointed.
Her resignation came after a group of parents wrote a 12-page letter complaining that their children were being ‘indoctrinated’ in the ‘controversial and divisive’ ideology of critical race theory.
Robin Appleby, pictured, last week told trustees at the American School in London (ASL) that she will be quitting as head of school from January
They said ‘every subject, from art to literature to history, is now being taught through a prism of race or gender’ – one revolving around the ideas of white and male privilege.
The letter also alleged that a recent decision to create racially segregated after-school clubs, in which pupils mix solely with peers of the same ethnicity, was illegal as it breaches the Equality Act.
The accusations have rocked the prestigious school, near Regent’s Park, whose alumni include Hollywood star Kathleen Turner and Police drummer Stewart Copeland.
Founded in 1951, it is seen as a ticket to top grades and the best US universities, with former footballer Thierry Henry and Hollywood actress Salma Hayek among parents at the school gates.
Although presented as a resignation, sources last night said the head’s departure was forced by the board of trustees after a furious revolt by parents.
The headteacher of the American School in London (ASL), pictured, has resigned following a row over a new ‘woke’ agenda at the £32,650-a-year institution
One parent celebrated her departure but claimed that several teachers remain who ‘appear resolute in their determination to continue to indoctrinate our
