Swansea High students stage protest about rape culture after classroom video goes viral

Helen Gregory
Updated October 29 2019 - 8:06am, first published October 28 2019 - 11:00am
Speak up: Marnie Holl, Reece Hill and Ngara Kennedy, sitting at the front on the right. Swansea MP Yasmin Catley said she supported youth activism. "No-one would have the view that children should be critical thinkers more than teachers themselves," she said. Picture: Helen Gregory
Speak up: Marnie Holl, Reece Hill and Ngara Kennedy, sitting at the front on the right. Swansea MP Yasmin Catley said she supported youth activism. "No-one would have the view that children should be critical thinkers more than teachers themselves," she said. Picture: Helen Gregory

SWANSEA High students who questioned their teacher's comments about the relevance of a woman's clothing and rape have called for her sacking, saying she "should not be influencing young minds".

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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