article_snippet.sent: A Muslim father stormed into a Catholic school and launched a tirade of racial abuse at teachers after two teenage pupils were banned from lessons for refusing to shave their beards.
article_snippet.sent: The 34-year-old objected to the strict uniform policy at Mount Carmel High School which stated that pupils could not have beards.
article_snippet.sent: Mohammad Liaqat has a child at the secondary school in Accrington, Lancashire, but was not related to the two 14-year-olds who wanted to have facial hair for religious reasons.
article_snippet.sent: Mount Carmel school said the ruling on beards was part of a Catholic school's dress code, but the 14-year-olds wanted to keep the 14-year-olds facial hair for religious reasons.
article_snippet.sent: After being taught in isolation for breaking the school rules, Mount Carmel governors decided that the students could keep the students beards so long as the students signed up to a programme at the students mosque to show the students faith.
article_snippet.sent: Although growing a beard is not obligatory under Islam, the Prophet Mohammed is thought to have had one and worshippers seek to emulate this tradition.
highlights_snippet.sent: Muslim father, 34, was furious that pupils were not allowed to grow beards .
  