Muslim parents push a British school to drop LGBT classes from its curriculum

A Birmingham school that offered classes on the LGBT community for its students has removed the lessons from its curriculum after Muslim parents signed a petition against it.

According to British newspaper the Guardian, the Parkfield School wrote in a letter addressed to parents that it will not «be delivering any No Outsiders lessons (the classes in question) in [their] long-term year curriculum plan, as this half term has already been blocked for religious education».

The school explained that «equality assemblies will continue as normal and [their] welcoming No Outsiders ethos will be there for all».

The decision was made after around 600 Muslim children were «withdrawn» by their parents from the school, in a way of protesting against these classes.

In February, hundreds of parents signed a petition calling the Birmingham school to drop the equality classes for LGBT community from the curriculum.

This project, entitled «No Outsiders in Our School», aims to educate students about the fight against homophobia in schools.

Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher of the school reported that he was threatened in a flyer distributed by activists, while parents of students gathered outside the school to show their anger.