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Slashdot FW: Holocaust Dropped From Some UK Schools

May 24, 2007 on 8:29 am | In News |

Your Rights Online: Holocaust Dropped From Some UK Schools

Posted by kdawson on Thursday May 24, @09:47AM
from the careful-you-might-offend-somebody dept.

dteichman2 writes “It appears that some UK schools are ignoring the Holocaust. A government-backed study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, found that some teachers are reluctant to teach history lessons on the Holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. Additionally, similar problems are being encountered with lessons on the Crusades because these lessons contradict teachings from local mosques.”

[+] censorship, politics (tagging beta)

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I don’t know what to say.

UPDATE:   My lovely wife let me know that this is a hoax.  Big relief!

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