Express
April 26, 2014
EASTER eggs and bunnies were seized at a school at the centre of a takeover plot by Islamic hardliners, it was claimed yesterday.
A mother of a pupil alleges “morality squads” of older boys confiscated chocolate and toys from younger children.
The woman, who asked not be named for fear of reprisals, told the Daily Express: “Older boys are going round in these morality squads telling off girls if they do not wear veils.
“They bully the girls and stop them mingling with boys in the playground.”
And she said gangs have clamped down on Easter celebrations. She said: “My daughter tried to bring in an Easter egg for a friend and one boy grabbed it and smashed it against a wall.
“Another girl of about 11 brought in a little Easter bunny toy that she wanted to show her friends. They grabbed that off her too.
“All talk of Christmas and other non-Muslim festivals is banned. The teachers just turn a blind eye to it.”
Park View School is at the centre of an inquiry into a “Trojan Horse” plot to “Islamise” secular state schools in Birmingham. A leaked report this weekend claims Ofsted is to place six schools, including Park View, on “special measures”.
The report into Park View and its sister primary schools, Golden Hillock and Nansen, claims boys and girls are being illegally segregated.