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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 January 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
Amendment 175ZD concerns educational neutrality. Many families are outside school because school was not safe for their child. Consider the 13 year-old girl educated at home because the boy who allegedly assaulted her at the local rural secondary school has not been excluded. The law should not begin from an assumption that one lawful form of education is inherently safer, or more legitimate, than another. Presumptions shape systems. Neutrality does not mean indifference; it means looking before assuming.
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