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    Independent: Brexit ‘propaganda’ appeared on school digital noticeboards, MP claims Archived Message

    Posted by Sinister Burt on September 26, 2019, 9:03 pm

    This is a bit freaky - as are the dodgy adverts we're paying for. Warning: contains creasy stella

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/brexit-propaganda-boris-johnson-schools-stella-creasy-walhamstow-a9121941.html

    "A presentation on Boris Johnson and his Brexit stance which was allegedly broadcast to hundreds of digital noticeboards in primary schools has sparked outrage among parents and MPs.

    Labour MP Stella Creasy called on the prime minister to ensure schools remain “Brexit propaganda-free zones” after parents raised concerns about alleged pro-government slides.

    The clips, shared on social media, included the image of a Union Jack with the caption “He [Mr Johnson] wants to unite the UK”. Another said: “He has promised Brexit will be done.”

    “He had promised to put more money into schools, more money into the NHS and 20,000 police officers back on the streets,” another caption said.

    In the Commons, Ms Creasy, MP for Walthamstow, claimed that the messages were streamed on 3,000 digital noticeboards in primary schools “without the prior consent” of headteachers.

    It is understood that the digital noticeboards are run by company Anomaly – which produces content for screens in schools. Parents were told that the video would be removed amid the concerns.

    Nicola Herring, whose two children attend schools in Walthamstow, raised her concerns with Ms Creasy and Anomaly when she saw the video had been broadcast in a nearby school.

    “It was all very one-sided with colourful pictures to get the attention of the kids,” she told The Independent. “As it was being streamed out, I was concerned that it might affect other schools.”

    Ms Herring claims that she spoke to the firm’s managing director who said the video had been sent out to 3,000 schools on Wednesday morning. “I don’t think it should be there,” she said.

    “It is a really sensitive subject at the moment and I think the reason there is so much division is because every single person has a personalised view and response to what’s going on,” she told The Independent.

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