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"Many people across the UK have been protesting in 2023. Teachers on strike
over pay and working conditions marched through London with placards and
listened to speeches on March 15. Protests against the government’s illegal
migration bill took place in Glasgow, London and Cardiff.
Young people have also been protesting at a number of schools. One issue has
been school rules that they claim stops them from going to the toilets during
lessons.
Ben Riggott, headteacher at Parkside Community School, where one protest took
place, said: “We understand the students were protesting about arrangements for
access to toilets while in lessons. Our policy for some time has been that
during lesson times students should not leave to use the toilet, unless they
have a medical need to use the toilet more often or in an emergency situation.”
Sir John Townsley, chief executive of The GORSE Academies Trust, which runs
Farnley Academy in Leeds where a protest took place, said: “Though we do, when
necessary, allow children to use toilets during lesson times we strongly
encourage our pupils to use the toilets before and after school and during
break times.”
Students at a Merseyside school protested against the measurement of girls’
skirts by teachers. “The implementation of the uniform policy was carried about
by staff, both male and female,” the school headteacher said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
