19 March 2010

Council's 'capitulation' to aggressive Muslim campaign 'caused teacher's breakdown'

Ruling that headteacher Erica Connor, was entitled £400,000 damages, the Court of Appeal criticised criticised Surrey County Council for failing to protect her. Mrs Connor, 57, left the New Monument primary school in Woking in 2006 because of stress after she was accused of Islamophobia.

In March last year, a deputy High Court judge ruled that the council had failed in its duty to to intervene when the actions of the schools governors created problems. He awarded her £407,700 damages. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more