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A third of teachers reported pupil misogyny last week - survey

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A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week , survey suggests.

About 40% of teachers who responded said they felt ill-equipped to handle such conduct.

Government says it has published guidance for teachers on dealing with extreme ideologies.

Beacon Hill Academy in Dudley has a " zero tolerance" approach to derogatory language in the classroom.

Beacon Hill PE teacher Karl Quiney says he is worried about the number of teenage boys being exploited by online misogyny at a difficult time in their lives.

He says teachers need to counteract the online influencers promoting toxic masculinity.

"If they're shown celebrity status with lots of money and fast cars, that's a really powerful message," he says.

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English

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Offensive language

offensive

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