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 Tuesday March 18, 2003 17:51 by Gary Mulcahy - Youth Against the War
 Youth Against the War contiues to win support of trade unionists London teachers at one school to go on strike with students on Day X! The letter pasted below is from the Irish National Teachers Organisation to Youth Against the War in Northern Ireland. It was read out an NUT (National Union of Teachers) meeting at one London school, along with a letter from a Youth Against the War activist who attends the school. The result was the NUT voting to come out on the afternoon on Day X and march with the school students. The headteacher has therefore had no choice but to close the school for the afternoon. INTO Statement At Northern Conference INTO opposed war in Iraq and consequent casualties amongst the Iraqi people, teachers and school children. The INTO is an affiliate of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions led Stop the War Coalition. Recently there have been protest demonstrations involving 6th form pupils in schools. INTO advises members to continue to exercise their professional judgements with respect to advising young people about participation in out of school demonstrations regarding a potential war in Iraq. INTO also advises members not to be party to any attempts designed to detain young people in school against their will. Cognisance needs to be paid to health, safety and welfare legislation of both teachers and pupils.
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Jump To Comment: 1Teachers in Belfast are also walking out, with their pupils. Some have been actively encouraging pupils to take part in the walk out, handing children posters and leaflets to give out which advertise the walk out. Some will be supervising pupils who want to go on to attend anti war rallies in the city centre.