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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
No way to form any opinion whatsoever on this story without knowing what the tweets said.
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[A 17-year-old student claims he was excluded
from college
after sharing a meme which
compared Shamima Begum to the Ku Klux Klan.
Leo Shepherd, a student at Burnley College,
says he was told by the school’s principal not
to return for his second year of A-Levels because
“it won’t work”.
Leo says teachers have previously said
he’s “a pleasure to teach”, while also claiming
to be a “relatively good student”.
Speaking on GB News’ Farage,
he said: “I get on with stuff, the work and
I do what I’m told and I don’t cause
trouble unlike the mainstream.”
Leo claims he was originally placed
on home learning after making a comment
about former Prime Minister Tony Blair
and the Iraq War.
He explained to Nigel: “Me taking a hit
at Tony Blair and all the absolute pain
and suffering he caused over the
20 years that the Iraq war went on.
“He was only the Prime Minister for a bit of it,
but he played such a major part in
causing such a strategy.
“I said he should’ve got it all done with at
the beginning, rather than dragging it on for 20 years.”
Leo shared a meme which
compared Shamima Begum to the Ku Klux Klan
Nigel asked: “Had you often made these
types of comments?”
Before Leo replied: “No not really, I’ve never
been in trouble before, I’ve never even been
looked at by a teacher for comments on anything else.
“It was a big surprise and a first time experience.”
The college then also found that Leo
had shared a meme on Twitter which
compared Jihadi bride Shamima Begum
and ISIS to the Ku Klux Klan.
Leo said: “One of my fellow students
decided to bring it to the college’s
attention after the Iraq comments because
the college asked them to look into my
social media and asked if there was
anything that needed bringing to their
attention despite it being posted and seen a year prior.
“The principal told me she doesn’t want
me to return for the second year, because
they believe it won’t work and they don’t
want me there essentially.
“They said they will help me get into
a different college.”
In a statement, a spokesperson for
Burnley College told GB News: "We have a duty of care
to all our students, past and present, and strive to
provide the safest learning environment in
accordance with our Code of Conduct.
“The college disagrees with the points made.
However, we are unable to make reference
to individual cases and are therefore
unable to comment further.”]
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/student-1...a-begum/323894
I would say Delete the tweets
then return to class
And do not do those tweets again.