Primary School Considers Online Learning After Arson Threat Post Pro-Palestine Protest

Published on January 19, 2024

A school has said that it is considering closing and reverting to online learning due to security fears and an arson threat after it was embroiled in a Pro-Palestine protester row. In December, Barclay Primary School in Leyton, London, was forced to close after a crowd claiming “Islamophobia” gathered outside, believing that it didn’t allow students to bring in Palestinian protest materials. At the time, the school said the claims “are false and that no evidence to support any allegations of bullying or misconduct has been found through either an external or internal investigation.” Police Presence is Required Parents were told in January that because of the “unintended consequence of spreading factually incorrect material online and in-person”  the school is now facing threats....