The headteacher at Anderton Park primary school in Birmingham has suffered eight weeks of protests outside her school gates over her decision to teach LGBT-inclusive content to her young pupils, the vast majority of whom are Muslim. Two teachers tell me that the Muslim children of the protesters have been “targeted” by other Muslim children who are sticking up for the headteacher they love. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, headteacher at Anderton Park school. That acted as a rallying call for the religious families at Anderton Park. “This protest does not represent my religion at all.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jess Phillips MP, who lives locally, talking to a protester outside Anderton Park.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2019 07:52 UTC