Grammar school head apologises and suspends 'RE teacher who showed class Prophet Muhammad cartoon'

The headteacher of a grammar school which suspended a teacher who allegedly showed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on blasphemy issued a grovelling apology today. Dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire for seven hours today and chanted 'shame on you' as they called for the teacher to be sacked. Police descend on Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire today as dozens of furious Muslim parents protest outside Mufti Mohammed Amin Pandor, a local Muslim scholar, told the crowd in Batley today that the teacher has been suspended The protests in Batley came after a teacher allegedly showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during an RE lesson Batley Grammar School headteacher Gary Kibble, pictured today, has since apologised for the 'inappropriate' resource 'Children must learn about faiths - but in a respectful, sensitive way': Headteacher Gary Kibble's full statement 'The school unequivocally apologises for using a totally inappropriate image in a religious studies lesson. Angry parents gather to protest outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire following the incident in an RE lesson Batley Grammar School had to delay its opening and told pupils to stay at home amid chaotic scenes at its gates this morning A parent speaks to a police officer outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire this morning after the incident Mufti Mohammed Amin Pandor, a local Muslim scholar, speaks to the crowd gathered outside Batley Grammar School today Later in a statement to ITV News, Mr Kibble said: 'The school unequivocally apologises for using a totally inappropriate image in a religious studies lesson. Mufti Mohammed Amin Pandor tells the crowd outside the school in West Yorkshire today that he has been speaking to staff Mufti Mohammed Amin Pandor speaks to the crowd of parents who gathered to protest outside Batley Grammar School today Police block the road leading to the school after parents gathered outside Batley Grammar School this morning Parents began gathering at 7.30am outside the co-educational free school in West Yorkshire and could be heard chanting Police positioned outside the school gates amid the demonstrations taking place at Batley Grammar School this morning 'We at Purpose of Life charity and many Muslims do what we do purely because of our love for Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad.