UK: Anger Over Plans to Spy on Students
Matthew Taylor, Vikram Dodd and Will Woodward write on The Guardian.co.uk:
University bosses and lecturers reacted with anger and alarm last night over government plans to encourage academics to spy on their students. They said the measures, outlined in a leaked document obtained by the Guardian, were misplaced and likely to be counterproductive in the drive to root out extremist activity on university campuses.More here.
According to the proposals drawn up by the Department for Education and Skills, ministers are to ask staff to spy on "Asian looking" or Muslim students, informing special branch of anyone they suspect of being involved in Islamic extremism.
posted by Fergie @ 10/16/2006 08:08:00 PM
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