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 ‘slight damage’ in the form of a smudged page was caused to a copy of the Quran.
West Yorkshire Police became involved after a Year 10 boy, who is believed to be autistic, brought a copy of Islam’s holy book to Wakefield’s Kettlethorpe High School….