School children as young as 8 told they would be 'racist' for missing school trip

All religion is ********.

I refused to attend RE as a kid, my choice no?

So you refused to learn about something and then think yourself qualified to have a genuine opinion on it, I see

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Doesn't matter, you still mustn't label children as racist and force them to go on a school trip. Parents have the final say, they're the legal guardians.

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I totally agree. But it would be preferable if people didn't jump on the anti-Islam band wagon without actually having a clue what the story is about.

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Originally Posted by Payasam

I totally agree. But it would be preferable if people didn't jump on the anti-Islam band wagon without actually having a clue what the story is about.

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Not sure anybody actually did that.

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Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-

Not sure anybody actually did that.

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Anyone who jumped to the conclusion that the letter was branding people racist for "not attending an Islamic workshop" (or something along those lines) evidently jumped onto the bandwagon.

I AGREE the racist shout is ridiculous, but if anyone actually bothered to read the letter they would see it is a general RE trip, not one focussing on Islam.

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Originally Posted by Payasam

I totally agree. But it would be preferable if people didn't jump on the anti-Islam band wagon without actually having a clue what the story is about.

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It wasn't necessarily band-wagoning as that involves usually being in support of something for acceptance or to feel part of a community/group of people without really caring about the topic. If anything it's falling for exaggerated claims like the one in this article :P

SHAME TO THEM

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Originally Posted by Sanwiches

SHAME TO THEM

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