Batley Grammar School protest report ‘deeply disturbing’ — MP

(BBC) A report criticising the handling of protests at a school “makes for deeply disturbing reading,” an MP has said.

A religious studies teacher at Batley Grammar School was forced into hiding in 2021 after showing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad during a class.

A review published on Monday found he was “let down” by the council, police and the trust running the school.

Kim Leadbeater, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, said the protest and the teacher’s treatment was “unacceptable.”

The independent review, led by government adviser Dame Sara Khan, examined threats to social cohesion and democratic resilience in the UK.

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