Schoolboy questioned by Lancashire police because he said he lived in a 'terrorist house'
The unnamed 10-year-old meant to write that he lived in a 'terraced house'
A 10-year-old Muslim boy was questioned by police after mistakenly
writing that he lives in a "terrorist house" in a school assignment.
The unnamed schoolboy, who attends primary school in Lancashire, meant to write that he in lived in a "terraced house".
The boy was interviewed at home by Lancashire Police and the family’s laptop was examined after he was reported to police by his teacher in December last year.
All teachers have been legally obliged to report any suspected extremist behaviour since July under new counter-terrorism measures introduced by the Government.
The boy’s cousin told the BBC the family wanted an apology from the police and from the school, saying he was now too scared "to write using his imagination".
She said: "You can imagine it happening to a 30-year-old man, but not to a young child.
"If the teacher had any concerns it should have been about his spelling.
"They shouldn't be putting a child through this."
The unnamed schoolboy, who attends primary school in Lancashire, meant to write that he in lived in a "terraced house".
The boy was interviewed at home by Lancashire Police and the family’s laptop was examined after he was reported to police by his teacher in December last year.
All teachers have been legally obliged to report any suspected extremist behaviour since July under new counter-terrorism measures introduced by the Government.
The boy’s cousin told the BBC the family wanted an apology from the police and from the school, saying he was now too scared "to write using his imagination".
She said: "You can imagine it happening to a 30-year-old man, but not to a young child.
"If the teacher had any concerns it should have been about his spelling.
"They shouldn't be putting a child through this."
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