Teacher suspended for 'punishing children who did not pray to Allah'

Telegraph.co.uk ^ | 08/07/2008 | Staff

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A teacher has been suspended amid claims she punished two children who refused to worship Allah during a Religious Education lesson. Alison Phillips, head of RE at Cheshire's respected Alsager High School, allegedly disciplined the Year 7 duo claiming they were disrespectful for refusing to kneel down and pray.

After giving the two boys detention the school was believed to have received several complaints from parents about the long-standing teacher.

Today, a school spokesman said she was suspended over the allegations - but also for "ongoing inquiries centred around other practical issues".

Joan Feenan, director of Cheshire County Council's children's services, said: "This authority is naturally concerned about complaints we have received from parents.

"Together with the school, we will be thoroughly investigating those complaints, in a careful and considered manner, and informing parents of the conclusions reached.

"Educating children in Christian and other religious beliefs is part of the national curriculum in secular schools and I'm sure that the great majority of our parents welcome any efforts to further mutual understanding.

"Having said that, this authority also accepts without question that such teaching should be carried out with awareness, sensitivity and sound common sense.

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[Old Sarge]

Funny... no mention of the indoctrinator’s name...

[Brilliant]

If it had not caused an international media outrage, nothing would have happened.

[xDGx]

kinda surprised the teacher did not behead the infidel children...

[clee1]

Having said that, this authority also accepts without question that such teaching should be carried out with awareness, sensitivity and sound common sense.

"And in 5 years, we'll just cut off the little dhimmi's heads; if they refuse the Will of Allah!".

Great Britain is SO toast.

[Steely Tom]

"Having said that, this authority also accepts without question that such teaching should be carried out with awareness, sensitivity and sound common sense.

I believe this is bureaucratese for "keeping in mind that, unlike followers of other religions, muslims are perfectly willing to kill those who do not evidence what they consider to be the proper degree of deference to their traditional rites and revered figures."

[the_Watchman]

It’s right near the front of the article. I missed the name as well.

[12Gauge687]

More like halal lamb.

[Steve Van Doorn]

in order to pray to a god you have believe in that god.
learning about the god you do not need to believe.

She should be fired right away.

[ronnie raygun]

The begining of the end for Jolly ol England. Look in the mirror America we are on the same road with the same morons in congress and a possible President that will seal the deal for our children and Americas future.
FECKLESS, SPINELESS,APPEASERS

[Doctor Raoul]

Alison Phillips

[Billthedrill]

The teacher is liaising with NASUWT, her union...

No doubt. When Great Britain's autopsy is finally performed this lot will rightfully be identified as the cause of death. IMHO. I might expect the same of America's autopsy as well. Long may we await the day.

[Das Outsider]

And we were just talking about Londonistan. ‘Great Britain’ is little more than an ampliatio at this point.

[Peelod]

“Alison Phillips, head of RE at Cheshire’s respected Alsager High School, allegedly disciplined the Year 7 duo claiming they were disrespectful for refusing to kneel down and pray.”

I try to acknowledge allah every day.

[Doctor Raoul]

Could you imagine how many Englishmen would have been killed had Muslim children been forced to participate in a Roman Catholic a/k/a “Crusader” Mass?

[Das Outsider]

No doubt. When Great Britain's autopsy is finally performed this lot will rightfully be identified as the cause of death. IMHO. I might expect the same of America's autopsy as well. Long may we await the day.

For what it's worth, Britain will face that fate before we do. Suicide was the case.

[HAL9000]

Funny... no mention of the indoctrinator’s name...

It's there - Alison Phillips.

[humblegunner]

UK or not, I'd like to see them make our kids pray to allah.

Yeah, you just try that once, cobber.

Let me get my camera out...

[SandRat]

Do You understand numb skull!
You pull that stunt again and you'll be pushing dirt away until I get tired!!!

[popdonnelly]

Why should they have to worship somebody else’s God. If it were my kid, there would be Hell to pay.

[Will88]

“The incident was believed to have taken place during a practical demonstration of how the prophet is worshipped.”

We’ve also heard about that in California, but do we ever hear about any practical demonstrations of Christian worship, or Christian rites? We shouldn’t be hearing about any of these practical demonstrations because they are not at all necessary to teach the basics of the different religions.

More parents should raise a lot more hell about this.

[dbacks]

She should be run out of town on a rail, ... directly in front of a fast moving train!

[Das Outsider]

The begining of the end for Jolly ol England. Look in the mirror America we are on the same road with the same morons in congress and a possible President that will seal the deal for our children and Americas future. FECKLESS, SPINELESS,APPEASERS

The beginning of the end of England as we know it began in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The same kind of morons who left the gates wide open in Britain thirty or forty years ago are in the House and Senate now--which isn't to say that our leaders were unlike with the Brits in some sense, à la, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

[Das Outsider]

We’ve also heard about that in California, but do we ever hear about any practical demonstrations of Christian worship, or Christian rites?

Recall Cupertino.

[Tennessee Nana]

A teacher has been suspended amid claims she punished two children who refused to worship Allah during a Religious Education lesson
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Hesds will roll for this suspension...

[GAB-1955]

Not if the Scots, Welsh, and Irish get riled up. Britain isn’t dead yet!

[Das Outsider]

Hesds [sic] will roll for this suspension...

Since we're talking about Islam, I have to ask, whose heads? ;)

[Das Outsider]

Britain isn’t dead yet!

True, the Brits aren't quite dead, but they are shuffling. That isn't the macarena they're doing--it's the St. Vitus Dance.

[aliquando]

Mrs. Allah Akbar Muhammed Farek Sahlil etc et. al. .

[aliquando]

The Welsh certainly are not as PC as the rest of GB. I guess that is where I get my “ pissed- offedness” from.:)

[ChildOfThe60s]

Today, a school spokesman said she was suspended over the allegations - but also for "ongoing inquiries centred around other practical issues".

Allow me to translate this statement.

The school administration was well aware of what was going on and tacitly approved. "ongoing inquiries centred around other practical issues" simply implies that they are going to scapegoat her to cover their own butts, and to do that properly requires multiple charges of different natures to muddy the waters.

Make no mistake here, this stuff is policy, unwritten perhaps, but deliberate nonetheless.

IMO, it was not the parental complaints that nudged the school into suspending this woman, it was the glare of the international spotlight. Schools there don't give a crap what the parents think any more than they do here.

[Das Outsider]

Schools there don't give a crap what the parents think any more than they do here.

Particularly if one complains about Urdu being spoken.

[Morgana]

[Eaker]

You got that right!

[Pelham]

“ampliatio “

And here I thought I had a fair vocabulary.

After learning what it means, I fully agree with you.

[DemonDeac]

The UK will be under sharia law in my children’s lifetime.

[SunkenCiv]

Today, a school spokesman said she was suspended over the allegations - but also for "ongoing inquiries centred around other practical issues".

[Tennessee Nana]

I was being sarcastic...

Back when the children refused to take part in the Islamic religious “class”, they were punished by the “teacher”

Kudos for the teacher from the Islamic Imams etc...

(Sticking up for Mohammad etc)

Now the teacher is in trouble for “honoring Mohammad” and the “faith”...

How dare they persecute the teacher...

/s

[Das Outsider]

I was being sarcastic...

Yeah, I know, Nana. I couldn't help but take advantage of an Islam/beheading reference. ;)