The Education Secretary has promised ‘much tougher guidelines’ will be introduced after a black schoolgirl was strip-searched while on her period.
A safeguarding review concluded the strip-search was unjustified andMr Zahawi told the BBC: ‘It’s appalling, what happened. I’m reviewing what our guidelines, our policies, are on this. No child should have been exposed to that sort of trauma.
He did not say whether he thought racism was a factor, adding: ‘I don’t know because I don’t know what drove those police officers. You don’t have to have a child to be shocked.’supports HTML5 video When asked whether racism was a factor, Ms Ali told Sky News: ‘This country is one of the most tolerant countries in Europe but is there more for us to do? Yes, there is.’
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