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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sally Weale Education correspondent

SHOCKING: Racism in english education should be seen as safeguarding issue says author - What They Never Told You

Jeffrey Boakye
‘Racism is something that needs to be seen and acknowledged before it is understood. And once understood, it can be tackled,’ says Boakye. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

Racism in education should be treated as a safeguarding issue, with anti-racist policies in all schools in England and training for staff, according to a new book.

Jeffrey Boakye, a black English teacher, author and broadcaster, argues that schools are unsafe places for students marginalised by race, and warns that black children are attending institutions that might “actively contribute to their harm”.

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