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The English School In Which The Word British Is A Complete No, No.

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anotheoldgit | 14:06 Mon 04th Jul 2016 | News
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3672534/School-58-children-not-English-mother-tongue-refuses-use-term-British-fear-offending-migrants.html

/// He has even asked teachers not to use the term ‘British’ to reduce the chances of upsetting migrant families. ///

/// In 1992, half of the school was white British - but this is now at 15 percent ///








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Maybe he should also ban the words denoting the nationality of the non-British pupils in case the 15% of white pupils may be offended,
14:28 Mon 04th Jul 2016
Yes, I was referring to the parents evenings having translators as mentioned in the article linked.

My Grandchildren have lived in other countries and they soaked up the language like sponges from their classmates as you say.

It's the grown ups we need to convince.
"Has anybody ever been offended by the word British?"

...has anybody ever been offended by the word European?

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