A Scottish school is the centre of a council probe after posting an 'abhorrent' tweet mocking George Floyd protests.

Lenzie Academy's physics department took aim at the Take The Knee campaign, which pays peaceful tribute to Floyd, who was last week killed while in police custody in the US.

People across the country were encouraged to take to their doorsteps and kneel in a demand for tougher action on discrimination.

However, the science branch of the secondary school tweeted: “#TakeTheKnee? Aye you can f*** right off.”

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East Dunbartonshire Council has confirmed it has launched an investigation into the incident, and has also reported it to Police Scotland.

Deputy chief executive Ann Davie said:  “The nature of this post is absolutely abhorrent and a full investigation is underway.”

Local MP Amy Callaghan has publicly called for an explanation and said that students from the school have contacted her with situations where they have experienced racism.

She wrote: "I've been contacted by constituents regarding a tweet mocking #TakeTheKnee from an alleged @lenzieacad account. I've also received concerning student testimonies on their experience of racism.

"Let me be clear: discrimination and racial hatred have no place in our community.

Another tweet said: "I have written to @EDCouncil regarding this and also the headteacher of @lenzieacad to highlight these concerns.

"I will closely monitor the situation and respond directly to constituents who have emailed."

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A police spokesman told The Sun: “Police Scotland have been made aware of a post on a twitter account associated with Lenzie Academy on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

“We are currently liaising with East Dunbartonshire Council and Education to establish the full circumstances.”