Author: DennisDennis Date: Jul 7, 2008 12:14
FROM LONDON EVENING STANDARD
HEAD: Children as young as three should be reported for 'racism',
Government-funded group claims
Nursery teachers should inform on youngsters such as these if there is a
'racist incident', says a Government-funded advisory group
Toddlers should be taught about racism and singled out for criticism if they
have racist attitudes, a Government-funded advisory group said yesterday.
It told nursery teachers, playgroup leaders and childminders to record and
report every racist incident involving children as young as three.
These could include saying 'Yuk' about unfamiliar food.
Even babies should not be ignored in the hunt for racism because they can
'recognise different people in their lives', a new guide for nurseries and
child care centres said.
The instructions for staff in charge of pre-school children in day care have
been produced by the National Children's Bureau, which receives £12million a
year, mostly through taxpayer-funded organisations.
The NCB, which describes itself as 'an umbrella body for the children's
sector', has long used its resources to campaign on controversial issues,
for example in favour of a legal ban on smacking by parents.
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