UK schoolchildren under attack by increasing anti-Muslim atmosphere

British campaigners say Muslim students across the UK are suffering a backlash of abuse amid rising Islamophobic sentiments in schools following the recent wave of terrorist attacks in the French capital, Paris.

British campaigners say Muslim students across the UK are suffering a backlash of abuse amid rising Islamophobic sentiments in schools following the recent wave of terrorist attacks in the French capital, Paris.

In a report published by The Independent, the campaigners said Muslim students are increasingly being targeted by fellow schoolmates and the government is failing to tackle the problem.

According to reports, there has been a “significant” rise in incidents in British schools, with both parents and teachers reporting verbal and physical attacks against Muslim students in the wake of the terrorist assaults in Paris earlier this month that killed 17 people.