Reply #88: how odd that you would say this

[iverglas]

-- seriously, I don't expect you not to check some facts.

From the article initially posted:

Mr Cook claims he was dismissed last December after blowing the whistle on the school for covering up cheating by children in GCSE exams.

He is bringing a tribunal claim for unfair dismissal, race discrimination and victimisation. The school is vigorously defending his claims.

No apparent reason to insinuate bad faith on his part. (I have read only that the school alleges misconduct, but not what misconduct it alleges or what its evidence is.)

From the article linked in post 27:

A textbook dated 2005/2006 allegedly asks the reader to "give examples of worthless religions... such as Judaism, Christianity, idol worship and others".

The book also allegedly asks the reader to "explain that those who die without adhering to Islam will go to hellfire".

In another textbook for 12 and 13 year olds, dated 2004/2005, the author allegedly says that a Koranic verse, which talks of turning people into monkeys and pigs, is about Jews and Christians.

It would have been kind of hard to complain about these books 15+ years before they were published.

The books were in Arabic, and were not part of the course materials for courses taught by Mr. Cook, who taught English. He may have become aware of the passages in question only after he was dismissed; we simply don't know.