Schools that favour 'woke over free speech' warned they could face fines

Schools that favour 'woke over free speech' have been warned they could face the same crackdown being planned for universities in England. The demand from the party's Common Sense Group comes after The Mail on Sunday revealed how independent school Trent College had reported its chaplain to the anti-terrorism Prevent programme after he questioned its LGBT policies. Sir John Hayes, chairman of the Common Sense Group, last night labelled the Trent College episode a 'gross disregard' of free speech. The Mail on Sunday revealed how independent school Trent College reported its chaplain to the anti-terrorism Prevent programme after he questioned its LGBT policies He called for schools behaving in such a manner to face the same anti-free speech sanctions that are proposed for universities, and which will be debated by MPs later this month. In a forthcoming meeting with Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb, the Common Sense Group of more than 60 Tory MPs and peers will raise concerns about similar abuses in schools, citing the case of the Reverend Dr Bernard Randall In a forthcoming meeting with Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb, the Common Sense Group of more than 60 Tory MPs and peers will raise concerns about similar abuses in schools, citing the case of the Reverend Dr Bernard Randall.