TEACHERS will be expected to tackle extremism in classrooms under plans unveiled today.
They will have to meet radical Muslim views head-on as part of a £5million blitz to stop
children’s minds being influenced.
Pupils will also be able to discuss touchy issues during citizenship lessons and assemblies.
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls wants schools to challenge extreme views more — making it harder for hate preachers to brainwash teenagers later in life.
He will launch the plan on a visit to a school in Harrow, North West London.
A Whitehall source said: “Security measures alone are not enough to combat the threat from fanatics.
Our aim is for the curriculum and the classroom to be opened up to debate.”
In a separate move 22 Muslims aged 16-25 have been recruited to advise the Cabinet on issues affecting their lives.
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