Sure seems like an awful lot of this was caused by the school being overly heavy handed in their actions towards the child.
Also the argument that pupils shouldn’t be wearing ‘signs of political allegiance’ looks a bit odd when they’re flying a Union flag over the front gate.
The sad thing is that this is a really good local school. It could have handled things better, but the level of torch-and-pitchforking going on is disturbing
Sounds like the deep south in America. That’s sad. Really sad.
So this row wasn’t over something like a Hamas flag or something like that, just a patch showing the kids cultural heritage? You see kids with Welsh flags and dragon logos all the time here. I’m fairly sure I’ve seen some of the Ukrainian kids with yellow and blue on.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Protesters gathered at the site before Christmas as anger grew over letters the school sent to parents which mentioned potential referrals to Prevent, a key part of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, for any “extremist and divisive comments”.
Staff at the school were also accused of “bullying” the young boy at the centre of the row, claims which they have denied.
In a subsequent statement published on its website, the school strongly refuted any allegations of bullying or misconduct by staff and said the wording of its earlier letters had been “misappropriated”.
Staff had also been forced into “aggressive and confrontational interactions” with members of the public and had been “overtly filmed” doing their jobs, the letter said, causing “unwanted distress and anxiety”.
Its main reception service would be closed for the “foreseeable future”, it added, as well as restricting access to the school at pick-up and drop-off times.
Leyton and Wanstead MP John Cryer said threats and protests outside any school were “beyond the pale - however upset people are”.
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