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Synopsis: Society: Social affairs: Social problem: Extremism:

www.bbc.com_education 2015 00550.txt.txt

#Schools'new rules on extremism"Extremism has no place in our schools, "said Education secretary Nicky Morgan.

She was speaking the day before schools face new requirements to play a bigger part in counter-extremism.

and extremism,"said the education secretary. A telephone helpline has been offered for teachers, governors and other staff to raise concerns directly with the Department for Education.

to challenge extremism. It follows high profile cases in which young people have left the UK to join militant groups in Syria and Iraq.'

'Nonviolent extremism'The counter-extremism requirements, applying to primary and secondary, state and independent schools, include warnings against"nonviolent extremism"."

""being drawn into terrorism includes not just violent extremism but also nonviolent extremism, which can create an atmosphere conducive to terrorism

and can popularise views which terrorists exploit, "says the government guidance for schools. Teachers will have to assess the risk of pupils being drawn into extremist ideologies.

"She said that the Prevent counter-extremism strategy was already causing"significant nervousness and confusion among teachers".

"Ms Blower warned that concerns over extremism could"close down"the classroom debates which could encourage democracy and human rights.

The regulations set out a definition of extremism as"vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs".

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