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The Windrush education scandal: the lesser-known legacy of systemic racism still hurting generations

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Mar 15, 2025
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Maisie Barrett reads her powerful statement: Leigh Day

The scandal of Windrush children pushed out of mainstream schools by a racist education policy – the legacy of which still endures today – must be answered for.

Maisie Barrett taught herself to read in her thirties after leaving school illiterate and innumerate. Speaking at a meeting at parliament thi…

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