NAHT comments on anti-vaccination protests near schools

Commenting as the Education Minister today discussed exclusion zones for anti-vaccine protesters outside schools, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said:

“NAHT are clear that young people should be able to go to and from school without having to worry about protestors interrupting their day. Of course people have the right to protest, but we need to remember that these are children and it is not appropriate for protestors to approach them outside of school or make them feel intimidated.”