Muhammad cartoon row: Batley teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

Mohammed cartoon row: Batley teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more