Dad's fury after teacher 'told pupils to re-enact Hillsborough disaster' in drama class

A dad has spoken of his 'shock and fury' after his daughter claimed she was told to re-enact the Hillsborough disaster in a drama lesson.

The 12-year-old, a pupil at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Wigan, said her class had acted out the crush which claimed the lives of 97 unlawfully killed Liverpool supporters.

After returning home from school on February 2, she told her dad some pupils were told to shout "don't crush me" while others pretended to be dead, the Liverpool ECHO reports.

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The school has said pupils were taught about Hillsborough and other disasters, and that the subject was "treated with the utmost respect".

It did not provide a comment addressing the claims about re-enacting the disaster, but is understood the school does not accept the claim that pupils were asked to act out elements of the crush.

The dad, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was "furious" when his daughter told him.

He said: "When she first said they were learning about Hillsborough, I asked her about what part, expecting it to be about everything that happened afterwards.

"When she told me they were being told to recreate the crush shouting 'don't crush me, stop crushing me' and some of them being told to 'die', I was shocked. I thought it was disgraceful.

"I thought they would do something about court and have half of them on one side and the other half arguing, and doing the fight for justice."

The dad said he was aware the Hillsborough Disaster was going to be added to the curriculum in Liverpool schools, and its anniversary would be marked with a dedicated ‘Hillsborough Day’, but added "there's a right way to do it."

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