Hong Kong’s new national security law has prompted the creation of a set of guidelines for teachers at the English Schools Foundation. Photo: Felix Wong
National security law: keep views on Hong Kong politics to yourself, international school group warns teachers in new guidelines
- Teachers working for the English Schools Foundation were told that while political issues are not off-limits, classroom ‘not a safe space’ for discussion
- Addressing politics requires ‘extreme care, sensitivity and skill’, according to guidelines, which stress classroom topics can be misinterpreted outside
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Hong Kong’s new national security law has prompted the creation of a set of guidelines for teachers at the English Schools Foundation. Photo: Felix Wong