NUS head apologies over second Judaism blunder
THE PRESIDENT of the National Union of Students has apologised after the organisation missed out Judaism as an option in a survey question on students’ religions — six months after the same omission was made on a similar questionnaire.
Shakira Martin said she was “so angry” that the mistake had happened again.
In a video posted online, she said: “The first time it happened, I could tweet and say sorry.
“But the second time… it’s unacceptable and I just want to reassure the whole Jewish community that I will be dealing with this.
“I’m pi**ed. I’m so frickin pi**ed, I’m not going to lie.
And I’m not scared to say sorry. Ms Martin, who was elected NUS president last April, said that “being accountable sometimes can be really difficult. Because I’m running an organisation that is massive, and the truth of the matter is, I don’t know every single thing that’s going on in that organisation.” However, she assured students that she was “not making excuses for this, because I’m bang to rights as president to be [held] accountable. And of course Jewish students should be flipping pi**ed! Because it happened before and I said sorry [then]. So I’m bang to rights and I’m not afraid to say that. I sincerely apologise.”
She insisted the mistake would not be made again. Ms Martin emphasised her determination to “rebuild relationships and trust among all our membership, but Jewish students in particular”.