West Midlands school criticised after death threats to gay Muslim speaker

Report says Wood Green Academy failed to teach controversial issues in a safe way after Khakan Qureshi challenged by students

A West Midlands school has been criticised for failing to “teach controversial issues in a way that is safe for everyone”, after a gay Muslim speaker was challenged by students and later received death threats on social media.

An external report into Wood Green Academy in Wednesbury was commissioned after the incident in November last year, in which students questioned the speaker on his views about homosexuality and Islam.