Independent School
About Independent School
In the United Kingdom, independent schools are fee-charging private schools, governed by an elected board of governors and independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools. For example, pupils do not have to follow the National Curriculum.
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Be wary of lone policemen, warns London head teacher
By Chelsea Coates & Wendy HurrellBBC News
A head teacher has warned pupils at her all-girls' school " not to allow a lone policeman to approach you at any time".
Fionnuala Kennedy, head of Wimbledon High School in South London , made The comments after The David Carrick Case .
admitted 49 sexual offences, including 24 counts of rape, across two decades. He has been dismissed by The Force .
Ms Kennedy said The Case made her concerned about How To empower her students while also keeping them safe.
The Head teacher at The Independent School wrote her comments in a blog post after Carrick's crimes became Public Knowledge earlier This Week .
She called The Case " horrific" and said that she was " breathless with anger" about " The utter failing of The Met Police to protect girls and women".
She also reflected on - The Social Media influencer is being investigated over allegations of sexual assault and exploitation, which he denies.
Ms Kennedy said that both cases made her feel " tired" " angry" and " somewhat defeated".
Ms Kennedy told BBC London that The Anger she expressed in her post was really " The Anger of my students, and I'm The channel through which that is expressed".
She Said she thought it was " important for women to express anger when they feel it" as they were often told it was an " inappropriate" or " shameful" emotion.
Ms Kennedy said she felt it was her place to offer The advice she gave in her blog " as long as parents are in The loop".
She clarified that she was " not suggesting for a moment that girls don't trust The Police as an entire establishment" and she was not discouraging girls from finding a Police Officer if they were in trouble.
But she defended her warning to pupils that they should be wary, saying " The Police have done a good enough job on their own of developing distrust from The public".
Ms Kennedy called for The Met Police to " address their cultural issues and make sure that we feel that they are taking due diligence to protect our vulnerable people".
In response, The Met referred The Bbc to The comments made by Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley after Carrick pleaded guilty. Sir Mark admitted that The Force had " and indeed we've let Londoners down".
Source of news: bbc.com