Inspectors criticize schools over Islamist ‘plot’

By Jill Lawless

Published June 9, 2014 5:49pm ET

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Inspectors criticize schools over Islamist ‘plot’ — FILE - This is a April 16, 2014 file photo of Park View School in Birmingham central England , Government inspectors say there is a "culture of fear and intimidation" at several British schools investigated over allegations of a plot to run them along strict Islamic lines. The Office for Standards in Education said Monday June 9, 2014 that five of 21 schools it inspected in the central English city of Birmingham failed to protect students from extremism. Park View Educational Trust, which runs several of the schools, insisted its schools "do not tolerate or promote extremism." (AP Photo/Joe Giddens, PA, File) | Joe Giddens

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Monday announced that schools would be required to teach “British values” after inspectors found school board members with hard-line Muslim views had intimidated teachers and imposed religiously motivated restrictions at several institutions.

Inspectors were called in after an anonymous letter alleged a plot called “Operation Trojan Horse” by Muslim fundamentalists to infiltrate schools in the central England city of Birmingham.

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