<<< previous There remains a reluctance to involve the police with young children. It may be worthwhile to consider family liaison roles in this age group. In partnership with the Police, Prisons, and various agencies namely: Education, Housing, Leisure Facilities and Employment I have been able to use a multi-agency approach to deal with the cases. Of the 93 cases recorded by NNREC, 63 are RH and 30 are RD. 15 of the 93 racial harassment cases were experienced by inmates in H M Prisons. The rest of the statistical breakdown according to departments is as follows:
Education
During the year a number of the racist incidents which occurred in schools resulted in 12 mixed race children suffering exclusions, either by the school or by the parents refusing to send their children to school because they felt that the racial harassment if not stopped, would destroy their children. I am pleased to report that the NNREC played a big role in the successful return of all the children to school. The NNREC in partnership with David Sheppard, Norfolk Education Advisory Service, has worked with other agencies to review the anti-racist guidelines for Norfolk Schools. 15 schools have developed anti-racist policies and from this we have received requests from others to do the same work. The anti-racist guidelines for schools will complement the work I am doing on anti-racist awareness presentations and training input in schools. This work resulted in training input to 5 schools, and following this I received invitations from schools requesting similar training. As stated at the Norfolk Conference Stephen Lawrence Inquiry [1999], education has a big role to play in eliminating racism. It is one of the best tools to promote understanding, respect and valuing one anther’s culture and ethnicity. I shall continue to use all my skills and these tools to address racial equality issues in schools. My work with Norfolk Education Service in raising the achievements levels of minority ethnic pupils is still at infant stage, however ethnic monitoring to determine achievement and progress of pupils has been carried out: 64% primary and 44% secondary schools responded. Some schools reported that there are a few parents who are not in favour of their children’s ethnicity being recorded. These set backs due to a lack of awareness of the need for ethnic monitoring to progress action will not stop our work. We shall continue to educate and to improve. more >>> | 
