School asks students if Hamas terror attack was FAIR - urgent probe launched

The document - which was circulated on MumsNet by a concerned parent - appeared to downplay the size of the attack, meagrely stating that on October 7 Hamas "killed some and took hostages".

It is estimated more than 1,200 people were killed in the attack on Israel, in what is thought to be the deadliest assault on those of Jewish faith since the Holocaust.

The teaching document asked pupils to consider "what is your reaction" to the terror assault and "is it fair for Hamas to attack?"

"To me, this is inviting students to justify terrorism," the concerned mum said.

They added that their child had been shown 11 slides of a presentation showing Israel taking land and Palestinian suffering.

Referring to the teaching document, she added: "There is one line on the Holocaust and two lines on the October 7 attacks."

It is unknown which school the document was used at with the parent remaining anonymous online.

However, vowing to take swift action, the Education Secretary said the there was "no place" for extremist views in schools.

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.

"Extremism has no place in education and I have launched an urgent review into this case."

Since the attacks in October there has been a record number of hate incidents against British Jews reported.

The figures include 47 assaults, with other incidents including the targeting of children and schools.

Extra funding was announced last month by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to crackdown on antisemitism in British schools and universities.