A British teacher has been banned from the profession for life after making derogatory remarks that “Muslims worship the devil” and he was “allergic to Mohammedans”.
Reverend [Robert] West, 59 had made “inappropriate” remarks to students while working as a supply teacher at Walton Girls High School, Grantham, in November, last year.
When a 12- year-old student said she was allergic to horses, West replied “I’m allergic to Mohammedans”.
During another lesson on 14 November, he said “any non-Christian god is demonic” and “Muslims worship the devil”.
When the student asked whether there was anything wrong with being a Muslim, West said “yes, because we are fighting them”.
Following the pupils complained the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) panel has taken action and banned from the classroom for life.
“The panel is satisfied that the conduct of Reverend [Robert] West fell short of the standards expected of the profession,” the ruling issued and published by NCTL read.
“Accordingly the panel is satisfied that Reverend West is guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute. The conduct of Reverend West could damage the public’s perception of the teaching profession,” it added.
He admitted making the derogatory remarks in the context of a lesson about the Crusades in November 2013 which made a number of pupils upset.
Britain is home to nearly 2.8 million Muslim minorities and Financial Times opinion poll showed that Britain is the most suspicious country about Muslims.