School trip to Synagogue?

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AIBU to email the school to express concern over a Yr6 trip to a synagogue this week?

The synagogue is in a city with a high Muslim population.

I don't usually contact the school about anything and I don't want to be seen as an annoying over-protective parent but I just don't know whether visiting a synagogue in light of all the current troubles is worth the risk - I am aware the risk is very small but would it be better for the school to postpone the trip?

So am I being unreasonable to ask the school if they have considered postponing the trip?

The trip has been planned for a few months and I have paid for it fully expecting my daughter to take part and I know I could not let my daughter go but if I do that, she will have to go into a yr5 class for the duration of the trip (a morning) which she won't enjoy and I don't want to worry her unnecessarily about anything!

I'm concerned I might have just been watching too much news and I am worrying unnecessarily!

Where I live (heavily Muslim area) I have seen Palestinian flags flown out of cars and young people walking around with them in the last few days @NanFlanders.

You say 'trip' - does this involve some form of vehicle or walking next to busy roads? Have you carefully 'risk-assessed' that? Because that's where your real risk is, not walking round a religious building. Although if it has stairs, you should take that in to account.

Glad to read of your decision.

The synagogue is in a city with a high Muslim population

That won’t make it any more dangerous than it would in a city with a very high far-right white population. Muslims don’t have some kind of monopoly on antisemitism, you know.

Sorry to hear that @Grushenka . Profoundly depressing to think anyone could be celebrating Hamas's actions. Can't imagine any Muslim I know behaving like that - but I've googled since posting and I understand there's some worrying things happening in London.