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A demonstration that took place outside a school after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a class was "completely unacceptable", the Department for Education has said. A DfE spokesperson said the "nature of protest we have seen, including issuing threats and in violation of coronavirus restrictions" must end. Dozens of people, including parents, had gathered outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire on Thursday morning to demonstrate. Video footage posted on social media showed men wearing masks crowding around the school gate. A teacher has been suspended and the school has apologised for using the image, admitting it was "totally inappropriate". Advertisement Depictions of the Prophet Mohammed are considered deeply offensive in the Muslim faith. One parent at the school said the cartoon was taken from Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine that was attacked in 2015 by Islamist terrorists who killed 12 … [Read more...] about Batley Grammar School: Protest over image of Prophet Mohammed shown in class ‘unacceptable’, say education officials

Demonstrations outside a school where a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils are "disturbing", a cabinet minister has said. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the protests outside Batley Grammar School were "not right" and that "we shouldn't have teachers feeling intimidated" as more people gathered there again on Friday. "That is not a road we want to go down in this country so I would strongly urge people concerned about this issue not to do that," he told Sky News. Mr Jenrick added that reports the teacher is now in hiding are "very disturbing". Dozens of people gathered outside the school in West Yorkshire on Thursday calling for the teacher involved in the incident to be sacked. Advertisement Video footage showed people chanting as they crowded around the school gate, which was flanked by police officers. The caricature of the prophet, believed to be one published by French magazine Charlie Hebdo, was … [Read more...] about Batley Grammar School: More people gather over Mohammed image row, as housing minister Robert Jenrick ‘disturbed’ by protest

Protests outside a Yorkshire school over a teacher showing a class a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed have sparked a conversation about freedom of expression, religious freedoms and what is appropriate to show and teach children. The unnamed member of staff is understood to have been teaching students about blasphemy in a religious studies (RS) class at Batley Grammar School this week. Parents complained to the school, saying that not only was it of the prophet but it was a controversial caricature published by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Depictions of the prophet are regarded as highly offensive by Muslims. The publication of images by Charlie Hebdo led to death threats against staff, a petrol bomb at its offices in 2011 and a deadly attack on its newsroom in 2015 by Islamic State supporters. Advertisement The Batley protest has sparked a conversation about freedom of expression, freedom of religion and what is appropriate to show and … [Read more...] about Batley Grammar School: Is Prophet Mohammed caricature offensive or freedom of expression?

A group of Batley Grammar School parents have called for calm after a teacher showed students a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed. The image was shown to children by a teacher in a religious studies class as part of a discussion about blasphemy on 22 March. It prompted protests outside the school in West Yorkshire , an apology from the school and the suspension of the teacher involved. Depictions of Mohammed are considered offensive to Muslims. On Sunday evening Yunus Lunat, spokesperson for the Batley Parents And Community Partnership, said the teacher had failed to realise the image was "loaded with Islamophobic tropes". Advertisement WATCH: #BatleyGrammerSchool parents issue statement saying “grossly inappropriate materials” of Prophet Mohammad caricature used in RS lesson last week has led to “productive” conversations with school. @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/F6AGCxRHBp — Inzamam Rashid (@inzyrashid) March 28, 2021 He added: "We … [Read more...] about Batley Grammar School parents call for calm after uproar over image of Mohammed used in lesson

Demonstrations outside a school where a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils are "disturbing", a cabinet minister has said. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the protests outside Batley Grammar School were "not right" and that "we shouldn't have teachers feeling intimidated" as more people gathered there again on Friday. "That is not a road we want to go down in this country so I would strongly urge people concerned about this issue not to do that," he told Sky News. Mr Jenrick added that reports the teacher is now in hiding are "very disturbing". Labour MP for Batley and Spen Tracy Brabin also accused people of "fanning the flames" of the row, which she said would "only provoke hate and division". Advertisement Dozens of people gathered outside the school in West Yorkshire on Thursday calling for the teacher involved to be sacked, as police guarded the gates. More protesters arrived on Friday morning. … [Read more...] about Batley Grammar School: More people gather over Mohammed image row – as cabinet minister Robert Jenrick ‘disturbed’ by protests