But the multiple investigations into the “Trojan Horse” plot apparently led to “a sense of crisis and confusion” in schools, with one parent telling BuzzFeed News his daughter went from A+ to C in less than a year.
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The letter, which was first seen by the council in November 2013, outlined a five-point "Trojan Horse" strategy to infiltrate the schools, including using hardline "Salafi" Muslim parents to replace school governors and force the resignation of existing head teachers.
The letter resulted in the "Trojan Horse" affair, after the council said it had received "hundreds" of reports from school staff about the hijacking of schools by Islamic radicals.
These included accusations of some schools teaching Quranic Arabic classes, encouraging students to recite an Islamic prayer before classes, and even bringing in "inappropriate" external speakers to lecture students.
Since June 2014, five different investigations of Birmingham schools have taken place, by authorities including the schools watchdog Ofsted, the Educational Funding Authority, West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council.
Five schools were placed under special measures as a result of the investigation –including two schools formerly classed as "outstanding" – because they had not "sufficiently protected their pupils from extremist views and activities".
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