The Department for Education will not publish new guidance on blasphemy in schools, despite the home secretary pledging to do so earlier this week. Suella Braverman had with the DfE 鈥渢o issue new guidance鈥 after four children at a Wakefield school were suspended when a copy of the Quran was damaged. Police recorded a hate incident, but said no crimes were committed. The boy who reportedly brought the Islamic text in has 鈥渉igh functioning鈥 autism and received 鈥渄eath threats鈥 over the incident, . Nick Gibb, schools minister, intervened last week saying the threats were 鈥渢otally unacceptable鈥.聽 Update: The Home Office has since U-turned on guidance, read story here In a column for , Braverman said the education sector and police have 鈥渁 duty鈥 to prioritise the physical safety of children 鈥渙ver the hurt feelings of adults鈥, adding schools 鈥渄o not have to answer to self-appointed community activists鈥. Braverman, who co-founded Michaela Community School in west London, said she would 鈥渨ork with鈥 the DfE 鈥渢o issue new guidance spelling this out鈥. However, the DfE told Schools Week they 鈥渄o not plan to issue additional guidance on managing blasphemy related incidents鈥. They said there is a range of existing guidance 鈥 such as on behaviour, exclusions and the political impartiality 鈥 to help schools make decisions on how to meet 鈥渢he needs of their pupils and to manage and resolve concerns and complaints鈥. Bravermans comments When asked for clarity, the Home Office pointed us back to the DfE鈥檚 comment and did not provide further information. Tudor Griffiths, head of Kettlethorpe High School, said about the incident on February 23 that the book remained 鈥渇ully intact and that our initial enquiries indicate there was no malicious intent by those involved鈥. 鈥淗owever, we have made it very clear that their actions did not treat the Quran with the respect it should have, so those involved have been suspended and we will be working with them to ensure they understand why their actions were unacceptable.鈥 The school met with local Muslim community leaders, local councillors and police to show the 鈥渋mmediate steps we have taken to reinforce the values and behaviour we expect from every member of this school community to ensure that all religions are respected鈥. West Yorkshire Police said they also received a malicious communications offence over threats being made to a child. The suspect, also a child, was given 鈥渨ords of advice鈥 by an officer. Gibb wrote to the headteacher and council to 鈥渙ffer鈥 his support. He said there is no blasphemy law and 鈥渟chools should be promoting fundamental British values of the respect for rule of law, individual liberty and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs鈥. Humanists UK has urged DfE to issue guidance to schools 鈥渕aking clear that 鈥榖lasphemy鈥 shouldn鈥檛 be censored when explored in a lesson in a sensitive way or in normal interactions between pupils鈥.