‘You can never start too early about racism’: A quarter of councils urge schools to teach ‘biased’ race theories, report says
- DDU saw Brighton Council teach students they are either racists or victims
- 38 per cent believe pupils should not be taught that Britain is structurally racist
- One lesson has a diagram called the “White Supremacy Pyramid” to teach students
- DDU classified 18 municipalities as ‘biased’, 26 ‘risky’ 33.3 percent and 34 ‘unbiased’
One in four municipalities promote ‘highly controversial’ race theories in schools, a major report warns today.
City halls use controversial terms such as “white privilege” and “unconscious bias” in teaching materials for teachers, research shows.
One of the packs claims that children as young as three understand differences between people’s backgrounds and tells the staff: ‘You can never start too early about race and racism.’
Another suggests using a diagram called the “White Supremacy Pyramid” to teach students how bigotry can fuel everything from petty jokes to mass murder.
Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, CEO of Don’t Divide Us (DDU)
Still, many parents don’t think their children should be taught that Britain is structurally racist, while the majority believe schools should teach in an impartial manner, according to polls revealed in the Don’t Divide Us (DDU) survey. .
Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, chief executive of the campaign group, said: “The new anti-racism – which argues that Britain is a systematically racist society that automatically discriminates against racial minorities – is being legitimized in schools by council reformulation of equality policies. This approach displaces the distinction between facts, opinions and beliefs and is directly contrary to the wishes of parents.’
Tony Sewell, who led last year’s landmark government inquiry into racism denounced by the left, added: “As I have noted as chair of the Committee on Ethnic and Racial Inequalities, and as this work underscores, it is becoming increasingly clear that a single, controversial interpretation of anti-racism has found acceptance in many institutions of our country. Exposing the ideological drive in schools is vital, both for creating a more balanced discussion about race and for protecting the integrity of education itself.’
DDU began investigating after learning that Brighton & Hove City Council recommended that five-year-olds learn that they are racists or victims.
Researchers wrote to 171 local authorities in England and Wales asking for copies of anti-racism literature from teacher teaching materials and school curricula.
Tony Sewell led the landmark government investigation into racism last year
Of those who responded to the freedom of information requests, DDU classified 18 municipalities as “biased” (23 percent), 26 as “risky” (33.3 percent) and the remaining 34 “unbiased” (43.5 percent).
The majority of those deemed biased were Labour-controlled.
Portsmouth was labeled “extremely biased,” and teachers said, “Children as young as three recognize racial and racial differences.”
However, polls commissioned by DDU show that many parents oppose such lessons.
A survey of 8,337 adults by YouGov – of whom 1,376 are parents of school-aged children – found that 69 per cent think schools should teach impartially, while 38 per cent think pupils should not be taught that Britain is structurally racist.