Friends urge change on the visit of armed forces to schools
Friends appeal to Scottish government
Quakers in Scotland have joined with the charity ForcesWatch in appealing to the Scottish government to ensure greater scrutiny, guidance and consultation with parents and guardians on armed forces visits to schools in Scotland.
They have submitted a petition to the Scottish parliament, calling on it to urge the Scottish Government to ensure three things. Firstly, that guidance is provided on how armed force visits to schools are conducted, so that information presented to children takes account of the unique nature of armed forces careers. Secondly, that information be collected to enable public monitoring of the number and location of visits, the purpose and content of visits, and comparison with the number of visits by other employers. Finally, the petition calls for the government to consult parents or guardians as to whether they are happy for their child to take part in armed forces’ activities at school.
