Two more staff are suspended from Batley blasphemy row school

Two more teachers have been suspended over a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad being shown to pupils at Batley Grammar School, MailOnline can reveal.  It brings to three the total number of teachers being investigated for the incident in which the controversial cartoon was shown during an RE lesson.  All three staff at the school … Read more

Batley cartoon: Pandering to the mob would be a disaster, writes DR RAKIB EHSAN 

As Britain at last begins to emerge from the pandemic, our country desperately needs a spirit of unity and solidarity. But the inflammatory row at Batley Grammar over a teacher’s use of the Prophet Muhammad’s image in a religious studies class threatens to undermine social cohesion – not just in Yorkshire but across Britain. Unless … Read more

Mohammed cartoon row: Batley teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

Protesters line up outside Batley school for second day

Muslim protesters are outside Batley Grammar School for a second day today after the RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy row after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students was revealed as a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ now under police protection. The amateur rugby player, who is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the … Read more

Gavin Williamson condemns death threats against Batley Grammar School teacher

Gavin Williamson has condemned the death threats made against a teacher who was suspended for allegedly showing a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a religious studies lesson on blasphemy.  Dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire for seven hours on Thursday and chanted ‘shame on you’ … Read more

Batley teacher suspended after Muslim parents protest over ‘Prophet Muhammad cartoon shown in class’

A teacher suspended after allegedly showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a religious education lesson is said to have accepted pupils would tell their parents about it before displaying the images. Dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire today which had to delay its opening and … Read more