Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 9

A protester speaking “on behalf of the Muslim community” read out a statement outside of the school on Friday, in which he said: “The teachers have breached the position of trust and failed their duty of safeguarding, and this issue must be addressed as a matter of urgency. “We do not accept that the school… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 9

Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 8

The school at the centre of a row over the showing of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in class closed today after crowds gathered at the gates for a second day. Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire has switched to remote learning as around 50 protesters again called for the sacking of the teacher who… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 8

Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 7

A school in Batley, Yorkshire has been forced to close today amid angry crowds gathering for a second successive day after a teacher showed derogatory caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. A group of around 40 protesters gathered outside the school’s gates early this morning. Police liaison officers arrived on the scene in a bid to… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 7

Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 6

A teacher has been suspended for showing his class an anti-Islam cartoon, as hundreds of protesters gathered at the school yesterday. Angry crowds descended on Batley Grammar School, near Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, amid allegations the image was shown during a religious studies lesson. Protesters claimed the cartoon shown to pupils was the same one previously… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 6

Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 5

After the British teacher showed the cartoons, about two dozen protesters gathered outside the school to denounce the move on Thursday. Local media said more people continued to demonstrate near the school on Friday. The school in West Yorkshire, where there is a large Muslim community, has apologised. “The school unequivocally apologises for using a… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 5

Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 4

A debate is growing in the United Kingdom over whether schools should show controversial images of the Prophet Muhammad to children, after a teacher at a state high school in northern England did so and was later suspended. The image shown at Batley Grammar School was reportedly taken from the same series of caricatures first… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 4

Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 3

A teacher has been suspended from a school after he allegedly showed cartoons of Mohammed to his class, sparking a protest from parents. Messages on social media urged people to gather outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire, after a teacher was said to have shown the cartoons to pupils. He was trying to teach… Continue reading Andrew Doyle on Free Speech Part 3