Tag: Kettlethorpe High School

Education Minister Condemns Death Threats Against Pupils Who Dropped Quran in School

The UK’s Education minister has condemned reported death threats against pupils who caused “slight damage” to a copy of the Quran when it fell on the floor in a school, calling it “totally unacceptable.” Minister for Schools Nick Gibb has said his department is working with Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire after it…


Free Speech Activists Wade Into Teenage Quran Row Treated as a ‘Hate Incident’ by Police

The Free Speech Union has called on police to drop a “hate incident” record after a pupil caused “slight damage” to a copy of the Quran when it fell on the floor in a school. Last Wednesday, the BBC reported that four pupils were suspended from a West Yorkshire secondary school after an accusation that…