Quote from Sgt Leo...
This may be a little off the subject but in the town where my son lives
the school history book his sons were using has reduced WW II and the
Holocaust to two(2) paragraphs.
At that time, my son had a little over 12 years in the Guard and when he
questioned the teacher the answer he got was "that is all they need to know".
Two weeks later they were transferred to a private school.
Sgtleo 
I want to add this from theLondon Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/e...icle1600686.ece
April 2, 2007
Schools drop Holocaust lessons to avoid offence
Alexandra Frean
Teachers are dropping controversial subjects such as the Holocaust and the Crusades from history lessons because they do not want to cause offence to children from certain races or religions, a report claims.
A lack of factual knowledge among some teachers, particularly in primary schools, is also leading to “shallow†lessons on emotive and difficult subjects, according to the study by the Historical Association.
The report, produced with funding from the Department for Education, said that where teachers and staff avoided emotive and controversial history, their motives were generally well intentioned.
“Staff may wish to avoid causing offence or appearing insensitive to individuals or groups in their classes. In particular settings, teachers of history are unwilling to challenge highly contentious or charged versions of history in which pupils are steeped at home, in their community or in a place of worship,†it concluded.
However, it was concerned that this could lead to divisions within school, and that it might also put pupils off history.