There are mounting concerns about the implementation of the Government's deradicalisation programme in schools, amid warnings that Muslim children are being singled out and demonised.
The Prevent strategy - which since July has imposed a legal duty on schools across Britain to prevent radicalisation - is being accused of targeting Muslims with inappropriate messages, risking alienation and even pushing vulnerable children further towards extremist material.
One woman has told Sky News how her 14-year-old Muslim son was separated from his class and interrogated alone by two adults, after he made a comment about "eco-terrorists" during a class discussion on the rainforest.
"My son came home and said 'I’ve been asked today if I was affiliated to ISIS',” said Ifhat Smith, of Haggerston, east London. [Sky News] Read more
