TEACHING HOLOCAUST NOT BEING DROPPED IN UK: There were rumors the teaching of the Holocaust was being dropped out of concern for offending Muslims.

Melanie Phillips links to a statement by the Holocaust Educational Trust:

After recent rumours regarding Holocaust Education in UK schools. We feel we have no option but to release the following statement:

Over the past weeks there have been a number of rumours circulating via email regarding Holocaust education here in the UK. The emails suggest that the UK Government are removing Holocaust education from the National Curriculum and that in general British schools steer away from teaching what they might consider a ‘controversial’ subject.

We want to make it clear that our understanding is the Holocaust is and will continue to be on the National Curriculum and therefore continue to be taught in all UK schools.

Read the whole thing.

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