Dangerous approach to teaching history

I discovered this article today and I find it particularly disturbing. After the jump the article links to a Daily Mail article discussing how some U.K. schools are avoiding teaching about the holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students who might be holocaust deniers. They are concerned about inciting anti-Semitic responses. What about offending the Jews who's history is being denied? It's anti-Semitic to NOT teach the holocaust. It gives credibility to deniers. They are also starting to avoid teaching about the crusades for fear of offending religious groups who might view a balanced look at the topic as conflicting with the teachings of their denominations.

History is not politically correct. To teach it from that perspective is dangerous. We don't have that luxury. The whole point of teaching controversial topics like the holocaust and the crusades is to avoid history repeating itself. The classroom is NOT a place for censorship, regardless of who you might offend.

My grandparents fled Europe because of religious persecution. In the early part of the 20th century Poland and Russia were not particularly kind to Jews. My grandpa would be furious about what that article is saying and the implications it could have on the next generation.