Summary

Social media influencers are fuelling a rise in misogyny and sexism in the UK’s classrooms, according to teachers.

More than 5,800 teachers were polled… and nearly three in five (59%) said they believe social media use has contributed to a deterioration in pupils’ behaviour.

One teacher said she’d had 10-year-old boys “refuse to speak to [her]…because [she is] a woman”. Another said “the Andrew Tate phenomena had a huge impact on how [pupils] interacted with females and males they did not see as ‘masculine’”.

“There is an urgent need for concerted action… to safeguard all children and young people from the dangerous influence of far-right populists and extremists.”

  • jumjummy@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Maybe it’s because all we hear from your type is how immigrants are the root of all problems, “all lives matter” and junk like that.

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      9 hours ago

      What’s my type? You couldn’t have made my point for me any harder than you just did. You just irrationally lashed out at an ally.