Section 28-style bans on promoting homosexuality on the rise in UK schools, teachers say

Growing numbers of schools are introducing Section 28-style bans on promoting homosexuality in the classroom, delegates told the National Union of Teachers' annual conference in Brighton today.

The controversial clause, introduced under the Thatcher Government, was repealed by Labour because it was widely seen as prompting anti-gay feelings in schools.

However, a motion before the conference said at least 46 schools – including a number of academies – had words similar to the previous legislation in their school policies.

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