A school teacher who allegedly showed teenaged pupils a documentary about Islamic State featuring decapitated soldiers has been suspended . Mansoor Mahmood was said to have accidentally shown a clip featuring images of soldiers ' heads on spikes to fourth-year pupils at Gryffe High School in Houston , Renfrewshire . The popular teacher was reported to council bosses after a parent complained to the police . It is understood the woman 's daughter was one of a group of pupils who were shown the 42-minute BBC documentary which portrayed dead Iraqi soldiers . Mansoor Mahmood was said to have accidentally shown a clip featuring images of soldiers ' heads on spikes to fourth-year pupils at Gryffe High School in Houston , Renfrewshire . The students were reportedly left sickened by the footage , which also included images of soldiers ' heads on spikes . But one mother , who did not wish to be named , has described Mr Mahmood as 'an absolute gem ' and said he was singled out for being a Muslim . Her daughter is a fifth year pupil at Gryffe High School in Houston , Renfrewshire , and has said she is 'outraged ' over the investigation into a 'really good teacher ' . Pupils from the school have launched two petitions to support Mr Mahmood , who started working at the school in August last year . The mother said : 'He does n't deserve this . He shared a news clip which , unbeknown to him , contained the footage and now he is facing disciplinary action . 'Some of the young people at Gryffe have set up petitions and Facebook pages to support Mr Mahmood . 'My daughter is absolutely outraged as she says he is actually a really good teacher . 'The footage has been shown on national TV , it has been on the Internet , on newspaper sites and to be honest , it is the horrific reality of the world . 'If it had been a history class and they had shown the depiction of William Wallace 's head on the railings and his body decapitated , would it be any different ? 'Yes , he made a mistake , but that footage is out there for the world to see and perhaps people should remember that . ' She said : 'There is a huge undercurrent that it is Mr Mahmood 's religion that has caused the real offence to the parents concerned . ' I support Mr Mahmood , we are short of great male teachers in the system and this could be an end to his career . 'You have to also ask yourself if this content was so graphic , why did the council 's Internet protocols not block it ? 'Just shows that it was on what was deemed to be a safe and appropriate site and that a young teacher is being blamed for trusting the system . The popular teacher was reported to Renfrewshire council bosses after a parent complained to the police . It is understood the woman 's daughter was one of a group of pupils who were shown the 42-minute BBC documentary which portrayed dead Iraqi soldiers . 'The kids are supporting the teacher 100 per cent . ' An online campaign named 'Keep Mr Mahmood in Gryffe ' has been launched and has collected almost 100 signatures . One pupil said : 'Mr Mahmood should not be identified as 'the terrible teacher showing inappropriate videos ' , he 's only showing the reality of the world . 'This is being blown out of proportion for just a good teacher doing his job . 'He should not be kicked out of Gryffe just because he 's teaching the reality of things . ' Renfrewshire Council confirmed that Mr Mahmood had been reported to the General Teaching Council for Scotland . A spokesman for the authority said the video was used as part of a lesson about ongoing issues in the Middle East . He said : 'During a religious , moral and philosophical studies lesson , one fourth year class was shown a BBC narrated video about Islamic State . 'The clip was intended to provide pupils with an insight into the political and religious context in the Middle East as a basis for discussion . 'However following a complaint from a pupil , the material was reviewed and immediately withdrawn from use . 'No parents have complained to the school , however we value the opinion of our pupils and have acted accordingly . ' Even police were called to speak to staff at the school , but left after finding no criminal element to the single complaint . Inspector Stevie Espie , of Johnstone Community Police , added : 'We were made award of this incident last Wednesday , on March 4 , after being contacted by a parent whose daughter attends Gryffe High School . 'Police attended and spoke to the school staff . We also watched the video but found nothing criminal in relation to this . 'The school are now progressing with the enquiry but we will not be investigating the incident any further as there was nothing untoward found . '
sir Mahmood was said to have shown the BBC clip to 14-year - olds . The clip - featuring images of soldiers ' heads on spikes - was shown to fourth - year olds at Gryffe ##l School in Houston , Renfrewshire . Popular teacher was reported to council bosses after a teacher complained . He has since been suspended pending an investigation , the headmaster said .