Delegates at the NEU’s annual conference spoke of ‘troubling developments’ around pupils wanting to express their solidarity with Palestine.
Pupils who wear pro-Palestinian badges and stickers are being referred to the Government’s counter-terror programme, a teaching union has said.
Delegates at the conference of the NEU, the largest education union in the UK, backed the motion which accused Israel’s government of being “racist” and the “main driver” of the conflict, violence and war. She added that teachers have “a duty to remain politically impartial and to ensure all sides of contested views are presented fairly” and without bias.
Delegates gave Dr Zomlot a standing ovation for his speech to the conference and some chanted “free, free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags.The motion on Palestine, which was carried at the NEU’s conference, added: “There has been a rise in the number of Prevent referrals for pupils showing solidarity with Palestine.
“This was very far from the truth as our union group felt it was our duty as educators to help our students navigate this difficult and sensitive topic.” Mr Milovanovic told the conference: “In the past few terms at my school, my colleagues and I have expressed solidarity with Palestinians wearing lanyards, badges and taking group photos calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.”
He accused fellow delegates of uncritically jumping on the anti-Israel bandwagon and said it amounted it to “a glorification of Hamas”.
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