Eton College was given legal advice that said it could report its dismissed Master to the anti-terrorism Prevent programme for allegedly advocating male supremacy and the glorification of violence.
The elite £42,500-a-year public school reported their concerns to their local authority over teacher Will Knowland s lecture.
School chiefs dismissed Mr Knowland after he refused to take down an online lecture tackling radical feminism and the concept of toxic masculinity from his personal YouTube channel.
Eton College tried to refer its dismissed Master Will Knowland (pictured) under the Prevent duty for advocating male supremacy and the glorification of violence
The move sparked outrage among students who launched a petition for Mr Knowland s reinstatement, plunging the private school – which is closed due to a coronavirus outbreak – into chaos.
School chiefs dismissed Mr Knowland after he refused to take down an online lecture tackling radical feminism and the concept of toxic masculinity from his YouTube channel.
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Eton College told it could refer dismissed Master under Prevent duty
School contacted Local Authority Designated Officer to report concerns about Will Knowland s controversial lecture
Will Knowland was dismissed from Eton College earlier this year
Eton College received legal advice that a dismissed Master could be referred under the Prevent duty for advocating male superiority and the glorification of violence, The Telegraph can reveal.
The £42,500-a-year school contacted the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) to report its concerns about Will Knowland s controversial lecture.
The school is understood to have told the LADO, responsible for managing child protection allegations in the borough, that the lecture advocated male superiority and female subservience, glorified violence and promoted far-right and alt-right extremism.