PC gone mad: Outrage as school calls police after pupil looks at Ukip website in class

marmalade · 26 Feb 2016 at 17:53

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/647539/Ukip-UK-Independence-Party-school-police-called-website

Like to go to this school and have that Oh so caring Head Teacher lady? - Lovely init? Now this school could start teaching PC as a subject for Uni entrance. Check out the school web site - Wildern shool Hedge end near Southampton. One of the most disturbing aspects are that most of the National newspapers will NOT run the story - I am pleased and encouraged that the BBC has done so as also the local Daily Echo. I have been shot at, spent time in prison but this is certainly the most disturbing event for me. Press freedom is of the essence and indeed is incorporated in the US constitution. The Boston Globe responsible for the opening up of the Catholic church in respect of the sex attacks on children.( see the film "Spotlight") The Globe is again in the past days reporting on the situation in Syria a totally different version to that that is emanating from Washington. The Boston Globe is owned by a totally independent billionaire owner long may he prosper - good on ya John!

rare · 26 Feb 2016 at 17:59

I would have gone mental at the school if I were his father.

dannyjo22 · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:02

rare said:
I would have gone mental at the school if I were his father.

At your son? He's only 15 cut him some slack

I'm sure there's more to it than the headline, because surely the police wouldn't visit just for that.

doofer · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:03

How are the people who decided to call the Police on this matter in positions of such high responsibility? It beggars belief. It beggars belief that the Police even acted upon it.

Dis86 · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:07

doofer said:
How are the people who decided to call the Police on this matter in positions of such high responsibility? It beggars belief. It beggars belief that the Police even acted upon it.

Depends what the police were told over the phone though.

Rroff · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:13

doofer said:
How are the people who decided to call the Police on this matter in positions of such high responsibility? It beggars belief. It beggars belief that the Police even acted upon it.

Suspect the Police were in a position where until they knew more they had to act on it.

Being the Express I'm not gonna believe anything at face value.

NexusK · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:18

A spokeswoman said the contact was not solely down to accessing the Ukip website but said that may have come up during the discussion.

muon · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:22

Do people really think it was because he visited the UKIP website?

edit:

Although unless the website is deemed illegal, it seems ridiculous to call the police. That goes for all political angles.

Roar87 · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:24

doofer said:
How are the people who decided to call the Police on this matter in positions of such high responsibility? It beggars belief. It beggars belief that the Police even acted upon it.

There's loads of stupid people in positions of power every where, it doesn't surprise me.

Pawnless Endgame · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:26

I'm not a UKIP supporter (or equivalents like the French's National Front), but I think that people should still be allowed an opinion as long as it's not personal insults. What the teachers did was in line with the Orwellian 'thought police' from 1984.

opstrat · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:32

If they don't want kids looking at political web sites then why not just censor them the same with porn.

plasmahal · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:32

It also begs the question that the school failed it's duty of care towards the children by not having the relevant 'Harmful' websites blocked.

If you can't get to these so called extremist websites in the first place, it saves a lot wasted police time, school's time and the stress/worry to the family and the pupil.

I'm sure the school's primary concern was to protect the fragile brains of it's students and was at the forefront of staff's concerns when they pushed the big red panic button.

scorza · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:33

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35671519

Just about to post this as well, amazing - modern Britain - if you want to look at jihadi websites then fine go ahead, if you want to look at a legitimate political party then call the police lol.

robfosters · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:35

What sort of country do we live in where the police pretty much ignore or bury the Rotherham scandal yet swoop on an incident like this.

Can anyone tell me in what way are UKIP are an extremist party?

VincentHanna · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:36

It does say he looked at EDL videos and that they called 101 for advice, rather than they 'called the police'

Still seems weird. Need the full story really.

Roar87 · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:38

robfosters said:
What sort of country do we live in where the police pretty much ignore or bury the Rotherham scandal yet swoop on an incident like this.

Can anyone tell me in what way are UKIP are an extremist party?

Uhh, 'cos they want to have controlled immigration, and anything bad said about immigration is racist

muon · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:40

robfosters said:
What sort of country do we live in where the police pretty much ignore or bury the Rotherham scandal yet swoop on an incident like this.

Can anyone tell me in what way are UKIP are an extremist party?

Pretty sure these aren't the same police officers.

Dis86 · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:42

muon said:
Pretty sure these aren't the same police officers.

No. They aren't even the same regions! However I imagine they do work under the same government directives...

muon · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:45

Dis86 said:
No. They aren't even the same regions! However I imagine they do work under the same government directives...

Pretty sure there is no government directive to allow people to get away with rape. Can I see which one you are referring to?

Avenged7Fold · 26 Feb 2016 at 18:48

Clearly this is just a shock story and UKIP website was just one of the websites he was looking at but obviously not the one they called the police about.

Anyways, its good that schools are keeping a leash on some of the stupid