Difference between revisions of "Chesswood Junior School"
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[[Chesswood Junior School]] is a school based in Worthing, West Sussex. | [[Chesswood Junior School]] is a school based in Worthing, West Sussex. | ||
| − | West Sussex and neighbouring East Sussex has | + | West Sussex and neighbouring East Sussex has experienced strong public opposition to fracking in recent years. |
==Prevent policy linking anti-fracking activism with extremism== | ==Prevent policy linking anti-fracking activism with extremism== | ||
[[File:Sussex-Chesswood Presentation on Prevent 2-2.jpg|400px|thumb|right|screengrab: Chesswood Junior School ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ presentation, introduction]] | [[File:Sussex-Chesswood Presentation on Prevent 2-2.jpg|400px|thumb|right|screengrab: Chesswood Junior School ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ presentation, introduction]] | ||
[[File:Sussex-Chesswood Presentation on Prevent 1-2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|screengrab: Chesswood Junior School ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ presentation, executive summary]] | [[File:Sussex-Chesswood Presentation on Prevent 1-2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|screengrab: Chesswood Junior School ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ presentation, executive summary]] | ||
| − | Chesswood Junior School has implemented a similar policy to that of [[Driffield College and Sixth Form]]. The school’s July 2016 ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ suggests that ‘Environmental (Fracking)’ campaigners could present ‘safeguarding concerns’ for children. The introduction of the Chesswood’s prevent policy requests that all staff: | + | Chesswood Junior School has implemented a similar Prevent policy to that of [[Driffield College and Sixth Form]]. The school’s July 2016 ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ suggests that ‘Environmental (Fracking)’ campaigners could present ‘safeguarding concerns’ for children. The introduction of the Chesswood’s prevent policy requests that all staff: |
:‘Recognise that radicalisation can take many forms in line with a wide variety of causes, all of which, at the extreme end, would present safeguarding concerns for any child regardless of cause e.g. Far Right, Far Left, Environmental (Fracking), Animal Rights, Nationalist (IRA), Al Qaeda.’ | :‘Recognise that radicalisation can take many forms in line with a wide variety of causes, all of which, at the extreme end, would present safeguarding concerns for any child regardless of cause e.g. Far Right, Far Left, Environmental (Fracking), Animal Rights, Nationalist (IRA), Al Qaeda.’ | ||
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'Radicalisation refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with any terrorist groups e.g Far Right, Far Left, Environmental (Fracking), Animal rights, Nationalist IRA), Al Qaeda)' | 'Radicalisation refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with any terrorist groups e.g Far Right, Far Left, Environmental (Fracking), Animal rights, Nationalist IRA), Al Qaeda)' | ||
| − | When informed | + | When informed that West Yorkshire had in 2015 included her arrest in their Prevent presentation, Greens MP [[Caroline Lucas,]] who had been arrested for peacefully protesting outside [[Cuadrilla]]’s Balcombe well site in 2013, told the ''Times Educational Supplement'': |
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| + | :Equating peaceful political demonstrations with violent extremism is both offensive and deeply misguided. It’s this kind of thinking that has led police in this country to waste vast amounts of taxpayers’ money in infiltrating environmental groups. | ||
There are no reported cases that suggest anti-fracking campaigners have been involved in any form of domestic extremism or terrorist activity. Furthermore there is no evidence that ‘anti-fracking’ campaigners have created ‘safeguarding’ issues within UK schools. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref> | There are no reported cases that suggest anti-fracking campaigners have been involved in any form of domestic extremism or terrorist activity. Furthermore there is no evidence that ‘anti-fracking’ campaigners have created ‘safeguarding’ issues within UK schools. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:10, 7 December 2016
Chesswood Junior School is a school based in Worthing, West Sussex.
West Sussex and neighbouring East Sussex has experienced strong public opposition to fracking in recent years.
Prevent policy linking anti-fracking activism with extremism
Chesswood Junior School has implemented a similar Prevent policy to that of Driffield College and Sixth Form. The school’s July 2016 ‘Prevent Duty Policy’ suggests that ‘Environmental (Fracking)’ campaigners could present ‘safeguarding concerns’ for children. The introduction of the Chesswood’s prevent policy requests that all staff:
- ‘Recognise that radicalisation can take many forms in line with a wide variety of causes, all of which, at the extreme end, would present safeguarding concerns for any child regardless of cause e.g. Far Right, Far Left, Environmental (Fracking), Animal Rights, Nationalist (IRA), Al Qaeda.’
The report goes further, adding: 'Radicalisation refers to the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with any terrorist groups e.g Far Right, Far Left, Environmental (Fracking), Animal rights, Nationalist IRA), Al Qaeda)'
When informed that West Yorkshire had in 2015 included her arrest in their Prevent presentation, Greens MP Caroline Lucas, who had been arrested for peacefully protesting outside Cuadrilla’s Balcombe well site in 2013, told the Times Educational Supplement:
- Equating peaceful political demonstrations with violent extremism is both offensive and deeply misguided. It’s this kind of thinking that has led police in this country to waste vast amounts of taxpayers’ money in infiltrating environmental groups.
There are no reported cases that suggest anti-fracking campaigners have been involved in any form of domestic extremism or terrorist activity. Furthermore there is no evidence that ‘anti-fracking’ campaigners have created ‘safeguarding’ issues within UK schools. [1]
References
- ↑ Russell Scott, More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right, SpinWatch, 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016.
