27 April 2014

Christmas 'was cancelled' at Trojan Horse probe school - claim

Christmas was cancelled at a Birmingham school caught up in the Trojan Horse probe, new reports have claimed.

The father of a pupil at Oldknow Academy in Small Heath alleged neither the festive season nor Easter were observed.

Oldknow is one of 18 city schools examined by Ofsted in connection with claims that hardline Muslims were plotting to seize control.

The dad also claimed his daughter was being forced to learn Arabic and that a £15,000 appeal had been launched to open a Friday prayer club.

He said: “She came home and said there were no Christmas festivities – no cards, no tree, no play – and she was sad because she had found the annual celebrations to be fun in the past. [Birmingham Mail] Read more