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School revolt as Muslim parents object to LGBT equality classes
School revolt as Muslim parents object to LGBT equality classes for their children and petition for the subject to be dropped from the curriculum
A school has defended teaching pupils about homosexuality after religious parents signed a petition for the subject to be dropped.
Up to 400 predominantly Muslim parents signed up, with some even taking their children out of the primary school.
They are protesting against the No Outsiders In Our School programme, which is taught as part of sex and relationship lessons to promote LGBT equality and challenge homophobia at school.
Andrew Moffat, assistant head teacher of Parkfield Community School in Birmingham, said he had been threatened in a leaflet handed out by campaigners.
Mr Moffat, who is gay, said he faced angry protests by parents who gathered at the school gates.
A similar dispute with Muslim and Christian parents in December 2013 forced him to resign from another primary school in Birmingham.
The programme involves five lessons a year for children aged from four to 11, in which they read books about same-sex marriages.
Parent Fatima Shah pulled her ten-year-old daughter out of the school, saying it was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘totally wrong’.
Her daughter has now returned to the school, which is rated as outstanding by Ofsted, but she said she would continue to fight against the programme. She told The Guardian: ‘Children are being told it’s OK to be gay, yet 98 per cent of children at this school are Muslim.
‘It’s a Muslim community. He said all parents are on board with it, but the reality is no parents are on board with it.’
Miss Shah added that the local community’s concerns were not being taken on board, adding: ‘We have nothing against Mr Moffat – we are as British as they come.
‘We respect the British values… but the problem is, he is not respecting our ethos as a community. We don’t send our children to school to learn about LGBT. We send them to school to learn maths, science and English.’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6655811/School-revolt-Muslim-parents-object-LGBT-equality-classes.html
A school has defended teaching pupils about homosexuality after religious parents signed a petition for the subject to be dropped.
Up to 400 predominantly Muslim parents signed up, with some even taking their children out of the primary school.
They are protesting against the No Outsiders In Our School programme, which is taught as part of sex and relationship lessons to promote LGBT equality and challenge homophobia at school.
Andrew Moffat, assistant head teacher of Parkfield Community School in Birmingham, said he had been threatened in a leaflet handed out by campaigners.
Mr Moffat, who is gay, said he faced angry protests by parents who gathered at the school gates.
A similar dispute with Muslim and Christian parents in December 2013 forced him to resign from another primary school in Birmingham.
The programme involves five lessons a year for children aged from four to 11, in which they read books about same-sex marriages.
Parent Fatima Shah pulled her ten-year-old daughter out of the school, saying it was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘totally wrong’.
Her daughter has now returned to the school, which is rated as outstanding by Ofsted, but she said she would continue to fight against the programme. She told The Guardian: ‘Children are being told it’s OK to be gay, yet 98 per cent of children at this school are Muslim.
‘It’s a Muslim community. He said all parents are on board with it, but the reality is no parents are on board with it.’
Miss Shah added that the local community’s concerns were not being taken on board, adding: ‘We have nothing against Mr Moffat – we are as British as they come.
‘We respect the British values… but the problem is, he is not respecting our ethos as a community. We don’t send our children to school to learn about LGBT. We send them to school to learn maths, science and English.’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6655811/School-revolt-Muslim-parents-object-LGBT-equality-classes.html
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