I posted a while back that two out of the five new schools created in Burnley's giant social engineering project (see this post) were in special measures.
I was wrong, actually - Hameldon is in special measures and Unity College is on 'notice to improve' - usually a precursor.
They've now been joined by Shuttleworth College. Two and a half out of five.
Burnley College, a sixth-form and higher education establishment, is also in the news for all the wrong reasons - the death of Mohammed Shafiq, stabbed and beaten by presumed 'students' when he intervened in a fight between his son and another youth. His son had been attacked before.
Let Zarah tell it :
Well this is what i belive happend,
Mr Mohammed Shafiq's Son was getting bullied...
and they was going to have a fight...
in the park...
So his son rang his dad...
and his dad rang the police...
the police didnt take interest...
and then Mr Mohammed Shafiq...
went to the park with some people...
and his son and a lad was fighting...
no one was stopping the fight ...
so Mr Mohammed Shafiq tried to pull them appart...
but then one of the other lads friend's went and stabbed him and hit him with a metal bar...
someone outside the park rang the police...
and the police came took him to hospital in Blackburn...
sadly he didnt make it...
and the person that stabbed him ranaway police are after him...
but the other lads police have got them....
So Sad to hear it.....
I hate thease Criminals....
His family must be devastated,
i would,
it really touched my heart,
ill admit it i even started crying,
felt like someone really close to me...
someone else should have also helped and pulled them apart....
none of this would have happend...
the people who was just stood there..
are so dumb....
If i was there i would have done something even if i would have to take my own life...
I pray for him and his family...
Mr Mohammed Shafiq wasnt the type of person that would have gone and started fighting i belive....
He will be very missed and remembered...
he was a happy man...
but why did this have to happen?
all we can do now is pray for him and his family and that Allah be with them and he goes to jana and the criminals get badly punished
Think about it he is not going to come back now so we cant do much more..
so that is what i will do....
i hope other people will aswell...
Thats all i would like too say....
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