Outrage at Muslim girl who threw Bible down drain in Snapchat video – but gets just a warning from her school
Student taunted classmates as she filmed herself chucking holy book through grate
A MUSLIM girl at a top grammar school caused fury after filming herself chucking a Bible down a drain.
She taunted classmates as she carried out the provocative act, leading parents to complain at the leading academy.
A ten-second video, circulated on social media, shows her dropping the holy book through a grate with the caption “Good bye(ble)”.
The girl and pals are said to have “messed around” with the book after finding it in their Greater Manchester school.
Fellow pupils have taken offence at the apparent religious slur, but Altrincham Grammar School for Girls let her off with just a warning.
A relative of a pupil said: “It is disgusting to think this young girl thinks it’s acceptable to insult a religion by defacing a Bible like this. If a Christian pupil did this to a Koran, there would be uproar.
“Everyone in the school is talking about it and the parents are talking about it too. Pupils have been taking pictures of the video and been sharing it. It’s gone viral.
“They found the book in school and were throwing it around and making a joke of it before it was thrown down the drain.
“The girl posted another Snapchat after she was pulled up on it by the school saying ‘thanks a lot, everybody, you’ve got me in trouble’.
“There’s an awkwardness at school now because she’s angry that she’s been in trouble and she’s trying to find out who told on her.
“I think the school should have made a bigger response. She was let off with just a warning but I think it’s a lot more serious than that.”
The school is the biggest single-sex grammar school in England, with 1,275 pupils.
A school spokeswoman confirmed she will face no further action after her parents were informed.
The spokeswoman said: “This was an isolated incident, we dealt with it privately and immediately. The child has apologised.”