The Liverpool Daily Post reports that Pig tales ban is 'about respect':
A headteacher yesterday defended her decision to ban books which contained stories about pigs from some classes in case it offended Muslims.Good thing the tykes didn't see School superintendent kisses a pig in book-reading promo.
The Three Little Pigs and other stories have been removed from classes for under-sevens at Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School in Batley, West Yorkshire.
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Headteacher Barbara Harris said in a statement: "Recently the headteacher has been aware of an occasion where young Muslim children in a class were read stories about pigs. This could have caused offence to religious sensitivities."
Mrs Harris said she sent a memo to staff that fiction books containing pigs should be removed from Early Years and Key Stage One classrooms.
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"I very much regret that anyone should find this controversial as all we are doing is trying to ensure that all of our children are awarded the respect that all human beings deserve."
That's all folks!
