As Coronavirus Spreads, UK Schools Told to Fear Outbreak of Anti-Chinese 'Xenophobia'

The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a warning to be wary of xenophobia to be issued across boarding schools in the UK.

The Boarding Schools’ Association issued new instructions that its members should be watchful for prejudice against Chinese pupils by others, be it online or in person.

[...] And it also counsels schools to, “stay alert for any signs of xenophobia by students towards one another, or by any external audiences, either in school or on social media sites”.

“Such behaviour should not be tolerated and action should be taken against anyone acting in this way,” it adds.

On the issue of xenophobia, A BSA spokesperson said: “We have not heard of anything happening in our schools, and we don’t envisage it happening in our schools, we are trying to make sure we are covering every eventuality.”