Headteachers in a bind as pupils prepare to go on UK climate strike
by Richard Adams from Environment | The Guardian on (#4940Z)
Unions urge pupils not to walk out of class but some schools may adopt relaxed attitude
School leaders are having to wrestle with their consciences over pupils joining the nationwide climate strike to be held on Friday afternoon, caught between their duties as teachers and instincts as educators.
Thousands of the more than 8 million school pupils in the UK are expected to walk out of lessons to show their concern about the threat of escalating climate change.
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