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Case against 'Trojan Horse' teachers dropped
EB News: 31/05/2017 - 11:08
Disciplinary proceedings against five senior teachers involved in the "Trojan Horse" inquiry have been dropped.
The case discontinued after the panel decided there was an “abuse of process”, as statements from previous inquiry were not disclosed by government lawyers.
The cases against Lindsey Clark, Monzoor Hussain, Hardeep Saini, Arshad Hussain and Razwan Faraz – who were former principals and senior teachers at schools in Park View Academy Trust – have therefore been dropped.
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