A specialty school in west London punished a teacher for posting on social media that seemed to exalt the mastermind of the October 7 assault in Israel. After Yahya Sinwar's death last month, Mohammad Dahlan, a design and technology teacher at Burlington House School in west London, seemed to call the Hamas leader a "martyr."The independent school teacher appeared to post on social media that “killing Zionists is an act of worship”, The Telegraph reported.
Inviting or expressing support for Hamas, a banned terror group under UK law, is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.Other posts appeared to refer to the attack as the “flood”, and linked to a GoFundMe page under the teacher’s name which was raising funds for his aunt in Gaza.
A spokesperson for the Fulham-based school, which specialises in teaching pupils with learning differences, said it had suspended Mr Dahlan after being alerted to the posts.“As soon as we were informed of this matter, the individual was immediately suspended pending a comprehensive disciplinary investigation into potential violations of our code of conduct and social media policy,” the spokesperson said in a statement.The school said it had notified “all relevant authorities, including the police, to ensure the matter is addressed with the seriousness it warrants”.
It added: “Our school is firmly committed to being a secular, non-discriminatory organisation that upholds the values of respect, inclusivity, and unity.
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