Counter-terror police issued guidance requiring teachers to report members of Extinction Rebellion to the authorities under the Prevent powers. I would not report them for an Extinction Rebellion logo on a schoolbag or for an interest in Greta Thunberg. If Extinction Rebellion was categorised as an extremist organisation on the Prevent list, I would report a student who was a member of it. But I would not report a student for being a member of Extinction Rebellion. If guidance was issued to me from the police suggesting that Extinction Rebellion was an extremist organisation, I would ask for evidence.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2020 06:56 UTC