Ministers should legislate for a 150-metre “buffer zone” to prevent protests directly outside schools and better support leaders facing “flashpoints”, the government-commissioned Khan review has said.
The Khan Review of social cohesion warned “numerous intimidatory protests outside schools” had left “teaching staff and pupils frightened”.
Schools also face a lack of guidance on how to teach contentious issues, prompting fears teachers will “shy away” from some topics.
Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove said Dame Sara Khan was “right about the need for new government architecture to protect our democracy and tackle threats to cohesion. Rapid work is currently underway that will do just that.
