Pupils wearing pro-Palestinian badges referred to counter-terror scheme – union
Pupils who wear pro-Palestinian badges and stickers are being referred to the Government’s counter-terror programme, a teaching union has said.
The number of referrals for pupils “showing solidarity with Palestine” to Prevent – a scheme to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism – has risen, the National Education Union (NEU) has suggested.
Delegates at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth on Thursday spoke of “troubling developments” around pupils wanting to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people – and discussions being shut down.
A motion, which was passed at the conference, called on the NEU to publish educational resources to “increase understanding of and Israel” and reaffirm its support for the (PSC).
