School defends LGBT lessons after religious parents complain

Petition signed by 400 parents calls for No Outsiders scheme to be dropped from curriculum

The assistant headteacher of a school teaching children about homosexuality as part of a special programme has defended its decision after 400 predominantly Muslim parents signed a petition for the subject to be dropped from the curriculum.

Andrew Moffat, who was awarded an MBE for his work in equality education, claims he was threatened and targeted via a leaflet campaign after the school piloted No Outsiders – a programme run as part of sex and relationship education (SRE) lessons. Its ethos is to promote LGBT equality and challenge homophobia in primary schools.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2CZQM0b

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