Regret the Error

On August 6 we reported that Helen Green, Deputy Head Teacher of Newlands Primary School, Wakefield, had told pupils to write out the Muslim Call to Prayer as handwriting practice.
We also published an editorial criticising Mrs Green for setting the exercise. On August 10 we printed readers’ letters which were also critical of Mrs Green.
We now accept that Mrs Green played no part in setting this exercise. It was instead set by a supply teacher.
We apologise to Mrs Green for the distress caused by this error.