A school in England has apologised and removed a school workbook from its website following protests from several parents and British Hindu organisations over a reference to terrorism within a section on Hinduism.
Langley School in Solihull, in the West Midlands region of England, said on Wednesday that the document, ‘GCSE Religious Studies: Religion Peace and Conflict Workbook’, was purchased externally a few years ago and has now been removed from circulation.
“ Unfortunately, this document was purchased externally several years ago and not produced by our staff at our school. We can assure you that it is not used in school,” Langley School said in a statement.
“ The resource was immediately removed from our website. We apologise for any offence caused,” it said.
The workbook, which falls under the Religious Studies module for GCSE Year 10-11 stage pupils aged around 15, had a stamp that reflected an official clearance by the examinations authority for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, AQA.
“ We didn’t produce the workbook that’s been shared on social media and our logo was used on it without our permission,” an AQA spokesperson said.