Thousands of school governors in Britain were reportedly told that it was “disinformation” to assert that “men belonging to a particular religion” were responsible for the Pakistani Muslim child rape grooming gang scandal in towns and cities across England.

During a series of safeguarding training provided by GovernorHub, a third-party management platform that is used by two in three schools in England to provide training on best practices, the school leaders were pressed on a scenario in which a student has spread “disinformation” and therefore presents a potential “online safety risk”.

The training, which was [leaked](https://archive.ph/cWVJZ#selection-3237.92-3247.263) to *The Telegraph* by a concerned parent governor, characterised the scenario as thus: “At a board meeting, your staff governor reports overhearing pupils in her class talking about a video they were sent, falsely claiming that men belonging to a particular religion are using new tactics to commit violent crimes against women in your local area.”

They were also told that “pupils have sent the video to their friends because they think it’s true and want to help girls in their class to stay safe”.

Schools Were Told to Dismiss Grooming Questions as 'Disinformation'