Were pupils right to go on strike over climate change fears?
THE aims of the children who went on strike over climate change are laudable. When they walk or cycle to school instead of being driven by their parents, and our streets and playing fields are devoid of litter, they will know they’ve had an effect.
D. WILLIAMS, Colchester, Essex. JEREMY CORBYN and Caroline lucas encouraged children to strike over climate change. They have no idea of the disruption this kind of behaviour causes in schools by giving the impression that striking is the only solution to a problem.
A. HARRIS, uttoxeter, Staffs.
WILL headteachers be fined for allowing pupils to skive off school?
G. McKIE, Warrington. ClIMATE change has been occurring for millions of years, but our children are being brainwashed by left-wing ideology. They don’t have the life experience to realise they are being manipulated. MARY WIEDMAN, Piccotts End, Herts.
ARE the children who skipped lessons to protest about climate change the same ones who put all the lights on at home, leave all their devices on charge, throw away mendable clothes, waste food and overuse dishwashers, washing machines and tumble dryers? Perhaps the first lesson after half-term should be personal responsibility.
MARK ADKINS, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. RATHER than backing the climate change strike by pupils, headteachers should have used that time to teach the environmentally aware little darlings that litter goes in a bin.
PHIL NORTH, Brigg, Lincs.
WITH their headteacher’s blessing, my grandchildren went on strike to protest about inaction over climate change. Amazingly, it coincided with the start of their family ski holiday.
Dr MICHAEL SIMMS, Ottery St Mary, Devon. SO, KIDS, no more mobiles, throwaway fashions that end up in landfill, unnecessary car journeys, jetting off on holiday or takeaways — how does that grab you in helping save the planet? INGRID BERWICK, Northants.
HOW sad to see children of such as tender age, aided and abetted by their parents and teachers, protesting over climate change. There is no excuse for using youngsters as political pawns.
JOHN HADDON, Birmingham.