Schools Push Pro-Migrant Books, Spark Debate

0:00On April 30th, over 1,100 schools and nurseries in Britain are part of the schools of sanctuary program pushing books that spread. Pro migraine messages like everybody's welcome. Run by a refugee charity, it aims to build inclusive vibes by getting kids to embrace newcomers through stories of kindness and sharing. Schools jump through hoops for an award that takes a full year, proving they're teaming up to welcome refugee kids and families. When certified, they chip in donations from 75 to 300 pounds, depending on size, and tie into a bigger network backed by over. 60 local councils. Shadow Education Secretary Lord Trot is fired up, demanding these books get pulled right away. She says classrooms should stick to learning, not push political agendas on little ones as young as five. The books feature top illustrators and tales like a mouse opening its home to displaced animals or elephants and hippos sorting out a riverview, too. Become pals. Schools also host a day of welcome with non-uniform fundraisers and chats with refugees like a South

1:04Sudanese guy who walked Britain to raise over one. 100,000 pounds for kids back home. The charity stands by it all, saying the resources build empathy and critical thinking without crossing lines. Last year, after backlash over kids writing cards for asylum seekers, regulators cleared them calling complain to misleading. This debate's got folks rethinking what's slipping into school lessons.