<img title="Suraiya says the video showed people commiting suicide by jumping out of the windows" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/sep/Suraiya.jpg" alt="Suraiya says the video showed people commiting suicide by jumping out of the windows" /> Suraiya says the video showed people commiting suicide by jumping out of the windows
London: A UK school has sacked a 24-year-old Muslim teacher after she complained about its showing of a graphic video of the 9/11 terror attack in the US to a class of 11-year-olds.
<img title="Suriyah Bi" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/sep/Suriyah-Bi.jpg" alt="Suriyah Bi" /> Suriyah Bi
Suriyah Bi lost her job at Birmingham&rsquo;s Heartlands Academy after just a week and has now taken legal action against the school. She is pursuing claims for unfair dismissal and religious discrimination.
The Oxford graduate said the graphic YouTube video carried a warning that the content was not suitable for under-18s. &ldquo;These were children aged 11, of whom many knew little, or nothing, about the 9/11 horror,&rdquo; Bi said. She said the children were subjected to graphic scenes and some were &ldquo;shocked and upset&rdquo;.
&ldquo;The video not only showed the plane crashing into the Twin Towers, but also showed people committing suicide by jumping to their deaths,&rdquo; Bi said.
Bi said she was in the classroom when the video was shown. &ldquo;I objected. Later, I was told to leave the school. There was an investigation into the matter, but I was dismissed for making a whistle-blowing complaint,&rdquo; she said.
Birmingham employment tribunal has approved Bi&rsquo;s bid to pursue legal claims against E-Act, who sponsor a number of academies, including Heartlands.

Suraiya Bi says the video, meant for over-18s, shocked and upset the 11-year-olds; has filed a complaint against dismissal

UK school sacks Muslim teacher for objecting to 9/11 video

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