Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

@SrRochardBunson

As someone in the UK who works with children and young people I have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, What is being said here creates a red flag so large it would be too heavy to lift.

How can teachers raise concenrs about child welfare, when the school boards won't even back them when they do, how can US schools keep kids safe from genuine harm, e,g sexual abuse, neglect, emotional and physical abuse. In fact some of what is described here would come under MULTIPLE sections of the UK guidence on keeping kids safe.

"forcibly outing students who are not heterosexual," this is disgusting behaviour and constitutes abuse.

To the Florida teachers and school support staff who are doing the right thing and teaching in these conditions, thank you, you are doing a fantastic job and your very best under very difficult conditions and circumstances and deserve and should be getting every iota of support and respect from the communities you serve. Keep up the good work.

@saraislet

Well yeah,

Just looked at this on the BBC website

Call to remove Of Mice and Men from GCSE course

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65700288

I studied this at school, The book is set in the 1930s so the 'racial slurs used in the book', is a reflection of the 1930s.

While I understand the statement here

"We need to move on and to do things that are inclusive and protect the mental health of our young people, whether black or white."

Surely we can't keep wrapping people in cotton wool to protect them from the evil, horrible world out there. We should be having those difficult conversations and in doing so empowering young people and everyone to actually stand up and fight for what is right, equality, freedom etc.

Given what is going on in Florida and other US states with the banning books, banning abortion and medical treatment for trans people, as we have said on here we need to stop sitting on the side line.

We have already seen attemps to re-write the story of Rosa Parks'

The fact that nearly 100 years after Of Mice adn Men is set, there is STILL racism and insitutional racism probably says so much about what is wrong in the world.

If they can't cope with reading Of mice adn Men, how would they cope reading "The Boy in the striped pyjamas", I have not, or seen the movie, I read the IMDB review earlier, it warns that the movie is upsetting, Maybe both books should be on a COMPULSORY reading list for anyone running to be president (in the US), or prime minister, home secretary in the UK.

@chris

They would cry they have been verbally abused and demand the person who told em to do that is sacked.

These people are happy to abuse others, but throw abuse back at them, you end up being branded the bad guy.

Going back to those kids pummelled on that school bus by the school bully, no one stepped in to help as they are probably too scared of the consequences.

@JessTheUnstill @bhawthorne @nuncio @chris

They could also BAN the trouble makers,. share footage with the police and take out private prosecutions.

We have signs in shops in the UK giving warnings to that effect As UK stores no longer tolerate their staff being abused verbally or physically. .

@alexwild @MelodyWainscott

So can the SCOTUS be sued / prosecuted if people become ill or die as a result of this ?

@alexwild

Any judge should be seeking advice from competent experts in order to make a sound judgement.

@jayrosen_nyu

Terrifying

@stevesilberman

The bbc are hjardly mentioning what is going on in terms of the laws DeSantis is / has already signed in, I would assume they are fine with people who need medical help are going to be denied medical assistance. ;