Tell UK Education Leaders: Schools Should Not Teach that Gays Should be Killed

Tell UK Education Leaders: Schools Should Not Teach that Gays Should be Killed

The Issue

The BBC launched a major investigation into a network of Saudi schools in the United Kingdom. It follows a look at these schools from a few years back, that found some were using derogatory terms to refer to Christians and Christianity. Three years later, the BBC found that these schools are now peddling violent anti-gay beliefs, as well as encouraging students to engage in anti-Semitic behavior.

Textbooks used in these schools encourage students to list the "reprehensible" qualities of Judaism, include detailed diagrams about how feet and arms are amputated for thieves, argue that gays and lesbians should be murdered, and tell children in grade school that those who don't believe in Islam will be wrapped up in what's known as "Hellfire."

UK Education Secretary Michael Gove expressed dismay that these schools would be teaching such offensive curriculum to students. Send his office a message that these schools should be immediately investigated, and that all material which suggests violence or abuse toward people of a particular faith or sexual orientation should be banned. What these Saudi schools are teaching should hardly be considered education; instead, it's fundamentalism and its most violent and extreme.

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Michael JonesPetition StarterManaging Director of Campaigns @ Change.org. On the side I write some sketch comedy, and enjoy being the proud parent of the best dog on the planet.
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The Issue

The BBC launched a major investigation into a network of Saudi schools in the United Kingdom. It follows a look at these schools from a few years back, that found some were using derogatory terms to refer to Christians and Christianity. Three years later, the BBC found that these schools are now peddling violent anti-gay beliefs, as well as encouraging students to engage in anti-Semitic behavior.

Textbooks used in these schools encourage students to list the "reprehensible" qualities of Judaism, include detailed diagrams about how feet and arms are amputated for thieves, argue that gays and lesbians should be murdered, and tell children in grade school that those who don't believe in Islam will be wrapped up in what's known as "Hellfire."

UK Education Secretary Michael Gove expressed dismay that these schools would be teaching such offensive curriculum to students. Send his office a message that these schools should be immediately investigated, and that all material which suggests violence or abuse toward people of a particular faith or sexual orientation should be banned. What these Saudi schools are teaching should hardly be considered education; instead, it's fundamentalism and its most violent and extreme.

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Michael JonesPetition StarterManaging Director of Campaigns @ Change.org. On the side I write some sketch comedy, and enjoy being the proud parent of the best dog on the planet.

The Decision Makers

Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (OFSTED)
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (OFSTED)

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