UK Elementary school teacher banned from classroom for funding Isis suspect and hate groups

LBC ^ | Jan 10 | Will Taylor

[RandFan]

A primary school teacher who sent thousands of pounds to people and groups linked to terrorism has been banned from the classroom.

Miriam Sebbagh sent money to a person connected to Al-Muhajiroun (ALM) – of which Anjem Choudary was among the prominent members - and an individual who was thought to have left the UK to join Isis.

She also sent extremist videos which promoted violent jihad.

The 52-year-old, who worked at Hunwick primary school in Crook, County Durham, has now been banned from teaching "indefinitely" by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

Sebbagh was arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing North East (CTPNE) in July 2017 but the Crown Prosecution Service thought there was "insufficient evidence" to charge her.

CTPNE continued to have a "high level of concern" about Sebbagh's state of mind, opinion and her actions as a teacher, and said the TRA should review her conduct.

The panel was told she had "strongly-held views" that violent jihad was the "correct interpretation of Islamic teaching".

The panel heard she liked Facebook pages of people who were linked to Isis, extremist views and hate speech, and tried to radicalise a friend.

[RandFan]

Do you know what really goes on in the classroom?

Another reason for home schooling! 👍

[moovova]

Teacher’s gubment organization is racist.

[MGunny]

I thought the UK encourages this? If a private citizen spoke out against that enabler of terrorism, he or she would have been arrested for hate speech.