A Muslim teacher in West Yorkshire has been banned from teaching in England after a professional conduct panel found he told pupils that gay and transgender people are 'mentally ill' and appeared to praise Vladimir Putin's war on 'satanic Nazis' in Ukraine during a Year 11 history lesson in October 2023.
The case centres on comments made by 60-year-old teacher William Garwood at St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy, near Leeds, during a class on the history of Nazi Germany. According to a ruling by the Teaching Regulation Agency, the remarks prompted a misconduct investigation that has now ended with an indefinite prohibition order, meaning he cannot work as a teacher in any school or children's home in England.
