A 12-year-old schoolboy has been quizzed by counter-extremism officers after he declared there ‘are solely two genders’.
The kid made a video, posted on-line, through which he additionally acknowledged: ‘There is no such factor as non-binary’.
And in response to high school bullies who mistakenly believed he supported transgender ideology, he stated: ‘[I’m] homosexual not queer.’
Initially a homophobic slur, trans activists declare the phrase ‘queer’ now describes individuals who do not adhere to concepts of intercourse or gender.
However the faculty instructed the boy’s mom they might refer him to Stop, the Residence Workplace programme that makes an attempt to cease folks changing into terrorists, amid fears he may very well be vulnerable to being radicalised by the far-right.
A 12-year-old schoolboy has been quizzed by counter-extremism officers after he declared there ‘are solely two genders’
The Mail is conscious of the boy’s identification however has agreed to not disclose it, and has additionally seen the social media posts.
The boy’s mom was visited by Stop and Northumbria Cops this week, in a gathering she described as ‘an interrogation’.
Officers listed a string of allegations as an example the boy was vulnerable to radicalisation.
The boy’s mom stated: ‘We expect that he was focused as the kids imagine homosexual folks agree with trans ideology.
‘He made a video which I uploaded to YouTube the place he stated there ‘are solely two genders’ and ‘I am homosexual not queer’.
‘The college phoned up and had been incensed by it. They stated that they might refer him to Stop for that video.
‘They stated that he was vulnerable to radicalisation – not that he had been, however was a threat when he will get to 13 and is entitled to his personal social media accounts.
‘There was a threat he would fall in with Far Proper teams.’
She stated counter terror officers – who visited the household residence – raised considerations over the truth that her son, who’s Jewish, harboured extremist views on account of his response when requested if there have been any teams that should not exist.
She stated her son responded that ‘Hamas (the Gaza-based terror group) needs to be worn out’.
Additional fears had been raised over feedback he made to high school bullies, stating he wished to ‘exterminate’ them.
He’s stated to have made the comment in relation to appalling racist slurs from classmates.
In a letter to the college in South Tyneside – seen by the Mail – his mom detailed how he was subjected to vile verbal abuse, Nazi salutes and was ‘compelled to drink one other kid’s urine’.
Stop officers additionally recommended the boy had an unhealthy curiosity in weapons on account of one other on-line video – once more uploaded by his mom – which confirmed him demonstrating a toy crossbow purchased from English Heritage, she stated.
English Heritage describes the ‘greatest vendor’ merchandise as ‘fully innocent however plenty of enjoyable’.
The mom stated the college and Stop officers had been responsible of double requirements, claiming anti-Semitic incidents on the faculty weren’t handled in the identical approach.
The kid additionally made a video, posted on-line, through which he additionally acknowledged: ‘There is no such factor as non-binary’ leading to being referred to Stop officers (file pic)
She stated: ‘We sat down with the Stop officers and there was an interrogation – that they had an angle of ‘we’ll ask the questions’.
‘We had been requested if we monitored his social media and what songs he listens to.
‘They stated there was a complete sequence of issues he had been accused of.’
The police response was criticised by free speech campaigners who rebuked officers for ‘wilfully lacking the goal’.
Harry Miller, chief exec of Honest Cop, stated: ‘His views on gender are as far-off from terrorism that it is potential to be.
‘They’re views which are held by nearly all of folks in Britain and do not even get into the foothills of terrorism.
‘You could not name it criminality, not to mention terrorism. There’s a distinction between dangerous behaviour and terrorism.
‘That is one other occasion of the police wilfully lacking the goal as a result of looking down faculty youngsters is less complicated than confronting precise terrorists.
‘Honest Cop will proceed to face between these idiots and the general public till they cease behaving just like the woke, cowardly Stasi they’ve develop into.
‘The Residence Workplace must get a grip. Sack each complicit Chief Constable.’
Kate Barker, chief exec of LGB Alliance, stated: ‘If it is a signal of radicalisation to say you do not like being known as ‘queer’ then in response to our analysis, 94 per cent of LGB folks can count on a knock on the door from counter-terrorism officers.
‘We applaud this younger boy for standing up for his beliefs, and we condemn the academics and police who assume it is mistaken to abhor this horrible slur.’
The Stop technique was launched by the Authorities in 2011 as a part of a bid to sort out terrorism via early intervention.
In accordance with the most recent Residence Workplace knowledge there have been 6,817 referrals to Stop within the 12 months ending 31 March, 2023 – the determine was up 6.4 per cent on the earlier 12 months.
A joint assertion from Northumbria Police and Counter Terrorism Policing North East learn: ‘We’re unable to debate particular person instances, or establish anybody who could or will not be the topic of a Stop referral.
‘All referrals are handled within the strictest confidence and can all the time prioritise the security and welfare of these involved.
‘Stop is a multi-agency method to safeguarding and supporting these most vulnerable to radicalisation via early intervention.
‘It seeks to guard younger and weak folks towards all types of extremist exercise, no matter ideology.’
South Tyneside Council declined to remark.
