Here's a link to the school's website:
Alsager School
If the story turns out to be accurate, which I suspect it is, then the teacher clearly handled the situation the wrong way and should be punished accordingly though I wouldn't fire them unless there were other incidents.
This parent's comments pretty much mimic what I first thought:
Quote:
One parent, Sharon Luinen, said: "This isn't right, it's taking things too far.
"I understand that they have to learn about other religions. I can live with that but it is taking it a step too far to be punished because they wouldn't join in Muslim prayer.
"Making them pray to Allah, who isn't who they worship, is wrong and what got me is that they were told they were being disrespectful.
"I don't want this to look as if I have a problem with the school because I am generally very happy with it."
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She sounds reasonable to me.
Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah | Mail Online
Personally, I'd like to know the religion of the teacher.