A teacher has been banned from his profession for life after he "mocked Islam" at a school in Dorset. Alex Lloyd was the head of sixth form at The Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth when he made comments during a lesson about "honour killings". 
Alex Lloyd was the head of sixth form at The Bishop of Winchester Academy when he made comments during a lesson about honour killings
The science teacher admitted to telling a Muslim student "she would have been killed" for her outfit had she been in Iran. He told another to "pay attention" because the topic was particularly relevant in "their culture".
"Mocking" the pupils' religion, the 51-year-old sarcastically referred to Islam as the "religion of peace" during the discussion. He told one student to "imagine this was your mum being killed" and was accused of targeting certain pupils during the lesson, using their family members to talk about what would happen if they committed adultery.
Mr Lloyd told two students that honour killings were "happening mainly because of [their] culture". Mr Lloyd also admitted in a statement of agreed facts to telling one student that "female genital mutilation happens exclusively in your culture".
Although positive testimonials described Mr Lloyd as "a nice teacher and good person" and "liked by many students", the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) found "no evidence that Mr Lloyd was remorseful or that he regretted his conduct".
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