Every school in Liverpool “has aspects of institutional racism” and leaders are “shying away” from the problem.
That was the view taken by Cllr Tom Logan, Liverpool Council member for education and skills, in a report to colleagues scrutinising his portfolio, as it was revealed that from September schools will be asked to report racist incidents to the local authority.
Answers to questions submitted to the education and skills select committee on Tuesday also identified that advice in 2012 from the UK Government to schools that they were not obliged to report incidents of racism made it difficult for Liverpool Council to “understand the prevalence and tackle the issue” owing to “not having reliable data”.
