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Education Department Bans Student Protests Outside Conference

10/3/2025

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The Department of Education says children cannot leave school to protest.
About 100 children from 10 primary schools leafleted outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool; Badenoch said they should be in school.
National Education Union (NEU) representative defended the event as a democracy learning opportunity. Partisan views are defined by the Department of Education as promoting specific political interests.

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Story summary

The Department of Education says children cannot leave school to protest.
About 100 children from 10 primary schools leafleted outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool; Badenoch said they should be in school.
National Education Union (NEU) representative defended the event as a democracy learning opportunity. Partisan views are defined by the Department of Education as promoting specific political interests.