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LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- British Secretary of State for Education Alan Johnson says children should be taught values to fight "ignorance and bigotry."
His comments came after last week's "Celebrity Big Brother" controversy on British TV.
Johnson said the treatment of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on the show underlined Britain's need for examining the idea of "Britishness" in schools, The Independent reported.
"The current debate over 'Big Brother' has highlighted the need to make sure our schools focus on the core British values of justice and tolerance," said Johnson. "We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we give all cultures, not the ignorance and bigotry shown on our TV screens."
A report written by Keith Ajegbo, ex-head of Deptford Green School in South London, concludes the country's citizenship curriculum does not place enough emphasis on British identity, The Independent said, and suggests that lessons for 11-to-14-year-olds should be refocused to look at what constitutes "Britishness" and what brings British people together as a nation.
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