Fury over secondary school teaching material which asks pupils if it's 'fair' for Hamas to attack Israel and says terror group killed 'some people': Government launches probe

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By IVAN PROTHERO

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A school is being investigated after its teaching material asked pupils if Hamas' terror attack on Israel was 'fair'. 

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she was left horrified to see educational material attempt to 'justify' the murderous attacks on October 7 which left more than 1,400 dead and hundreds kidnapped.

In slides that were shared on Mumsnet, pupils at the unnnamed school were asked if it was 'fair for Hamas to attack' the Jewish state, and were then invited to give their opinions on the conflict.

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Ms Keegan said: 'I'm horrified to see this. Hamas are terrorists. Their actions are indefensible and anyone encouraging support for them should feel the full force of the law.'

In slides that were shared on Mumsnet , pupils at the unnnamed school were asked if it was 'fair for Hamas to attack' the Jewish state, and were then invited to give their opinions on the conflict

In slides that were shared on Mumsnet , pupils at the unnnamed school were asked if it was 'fair for Hamas to attack' the Jewish state, and were then invited to give their opinions on the conflict 

The Education Secretary added: 'Extremism has no place in education and I have launched an urgent review.' 

The Mumsnet user who first shared the material  said their child was shown 11 slides on Israel taking land and Palestinian suffering.

In posts seen by MailOnline, the parent claimed the material built up a very 'one-sided' picture of the conflict.

'By contrast, there is one line on the Holocaust and two lines on the October 7 attacks.', they added.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan (pictured) said she was horrified

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan (pictured) said she was horrified 

They then claimed to have demanded a meeting with the head, adding: 'To me, this is inviting students to justify terrorism.'

Ms Keegan has previously been dragged into discussing the issues surrounding the war in Gaza after pupils were found to have missed lessons and were instead participating in protests backing a ceasefire. 

The Education Secretary said schools should treat such classroom absences 'with the utmost seriousness'.

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