Eighty pupils accuse senior staff of not doing enough to tackle alleged racism in their Bury school
Eighty pupils have signed a letter accusing senior staff of failing to stamp out alleged racism in their Bury school. The letter, signed by Year 11 students at Elton High, was sent to headteacher, Jonathan Wilton, and school governors.
One Year 11 pupil, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "Regularly people at school experience racism from getting called ‘monkeys’ ‘n****’ ‘p***’ ‘ch***’ etc. I can say from nearly all cases the school try to make excuses like ‘they don’t know the meaning of the word’ or if the person denies it even if there are witnesses it’s always ‘it’s your word against theres’ it makes the students effected feel upset and unsupported as they feel they aren’t believed.
"In lessons, pupils concentrate well on their work. They enjoy learning. Pupils also behave well outside of lessons. Their positive conduct reflects leaders’ high standards. Pupils are considerate of others. They have fun at breaktimes. Pupils are not concerned about harmful behaviour and bullying. They are confident about reporting their worries to adults. Staff resolve any bullying issues quickly.
They call for: an assembly on racism - what it is and how to combat it - to be delivered to all year groups; punishment for those responsible for racist behaviour; and a promise that the school will take incidents of racism seriously. They add that action will help prevent a victim having to deal with the aggressor themselves.
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