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The Trojan Horse Affair - Part 5

2022/3/18
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叙述者:本集探讨了围绕帕克景学院的争议,包括一封匿名信指控该校存在极端主义活动,以及针对该校性别歧视和宗教压力的指控。调查人员发现,除了这封匿名信,还有其他证据表明该校存在问题,包括来自教师和学生的举报。这些举报涉及到课堂上不当的性教育内容、对女性和女孩的歧视、以及宗教在学校中的过度影响。调查人员还调查了英国人文主义协会在此事件中的作用,以及他们对举报的核实情况。 Steve Packer和Sue Packer夫妇:他们长期在帕克景学院工作,对学校的一些做法表示担忧,特别是Tahir Alam的影响力以及对女性和女孩的不公平待遇。他们认为学校的某些政策和做法具有宗教动机,并对学校的女性和女孩造成了负面影响。他们向有关部门举报了这些问题,但起初没有得到重视。 Tom Packer:作为Sue Packer的儿子,他帮助母亲联系了英国人文主义协会,寻求帮助来处理学校的问题。他认为,通过一个第三方机构来处理这些问题,可以避免媒体的偏见和误解。 Nazreen Akhtar:她对Packer夫妇的描述提出了异议,认为他们夸大了学校的问题,并且对学校情况的描述存在偏见。她认为,学校并非完全没有性别歧视或其他问题,但Packer夫妇的描述并不全面客观。 Amina:她对Sue Packer关于她在学校经历的描述提出了质疑,认为Sue Packer的描述不准确,并且夸大了学校的问题。 叙述者:调查人员对Packer夫妇的举报进行了调查,并试图核实他们的说法。调查过程中,他们发现除了Packer夫妇的举报外,还有其他证据表明帕克景学院存在问题,包括来自其他教师和学生的举报。这些举报涉及到课堂上不当的性教育内容、对女性和女孩的歧视、以及宗教在学校中的过度影响。调查人员还调查了英国人文主义协会在此事件中的作用,以及他们对举报的核实情况。调查结果显示,Packer夫妇的举报并非完全虚构,但他们的描述可能存在夸大和偏见。

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The chapter explores the initial skepticism and eventual use of the Trojan Horse letter by Michael Gove to sanction investigations into potential extremism in Birmingham schools.
  • Michael Gove used the Trojan Horse letter despite counter-terrorism police deeming it a hoax.
  • The British Humanist Association was working with whistleblowers from Park View school weeks before the letter went public.
  • Teachers went to the British Humanist Association to complain about what was happening at Park View.

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Hamza and Brian learn that the Trojan Horse letter wasn’t the only unsigned letter alleging an extremist operation was afoot in Birmingham. An interview with a couple who lodged complaints against their school starts out cordially, but six hours later, the atmosphere is so tense that not even an offer of tea can smooth things over. And Hamza stops pretending he’s not angry about what he’s hearing. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.

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