Kim Johnson urges probe into historic racism scandal
Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside Kim Johnson, March 6, 2024
A PUBLIC inquiry should be held into the historic racism scandal of schools labelling black children “educationally subnormal,” a Labour MP has said.
Kim Johnson told a Commons debate on Wednesday evening that children who were stigmatised in that way in the 1960s and ’70s were sent to schools for disabled pupils, affecting them for life.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer must act to secure justice for survivors and examine the long-term impact on the education system, Ms Johnson said.
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