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 suspended four students over the incident.
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 as part of a dare last week, and its cover was slightly torn while smears of dirt were found on some pages….