The names of seven primary school pupils feared to be at risk of radicalisation have been revealed in a privacy blunder by their east London school.
Waltham Forest Council has launched an investigation after the first names of the pupils at Greenleaf Primary School were revealed in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from a parent.
The council says the names, which were blurred in the email, were unmasked by a "third party".
The request was submitted after classes at the school took part in a social cohesion survey, which asked children to say whether or not they agreed with several statements, such as:
The seven named students were involved in a programme known as Brit - Building Resistance through Integration and Trust.
The programme is targeted at nine to 11-year-olds and involves lesson plans and workbooks about identity and belonging.
Some parents complained they had not been consulted, while others said it was racist and unfairly targeted Muslim children.
Parent Haras Ahmed submitted the FOI request, asking if certain children had been targeted.
He told the BBC: "It's been a disaster from start to finish. Firstly we're told it's a social cohesion policy and then after various questioning they accept it's a de-radicalisation process and then to release the names of the children in such a insensitive way.
"Any parent in any school - whether they are of a Muslim faith or non-Muslim or no faith - would be appalled by their children's data, such sensitive data, are released to a member of the public."
A spokesman for Waltham Forest Council said the school had sent the information with redacted names, but details were later revealed by a "third party" who manipulated the document.
"Someone has then used their own methods to obtain all of the children's names, rather than alert the school or the council that there was a problem with the information released.
"On behalf of the school, the council has taken legal steps to secure all copies of the information."
He went on to say the council had launched a full investigation.
