The British government said Sunday schools in England could teach children how to spot extremist content and online content that spreads “reprehensible conspiracy theories”, as part of planned changes to the national curriculum.
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Education Minister Bridget Phillipson said she would launch a review of the primary and secondary school curriculum to introduce critical thinking across multiple subjects.
The attack follows recent unrest in more than a dozen English towns and cities following the knife attack in Southport, which authorities say was sparked by online misinformation and far-right agitators.
The stabbing, allegedly carried out by British-born Axel Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time, left three children dead. Police have not released a suspected motive for the attack but said it was not being treated as terrorism.
