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| Schools should do more to teach core "British values" in light of the furore over Celebrity Big Brother, Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said. | Schools should do more to teach core "British values" in light of the furore over Celebrity Big Brother, Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said. |
| He said the "ignorance and bigotry" shown on the Channel 4 reality show must be tackled. | He said the "ignorance and bigotry" shown on the Channel 4 reality show must be tackled. |
| The treatment of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty showed schools needed to foster good community relations, he added. | The treatment of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty showed schools needed to foster good community relations, he added. |
| Jade Goody, who was evicted from the show by a public vote, has apologised for her behaviour. | Jade Goody, who was evicted from the show by a public vote, has apologised for her behaviour. |
| In an interview with the News of the World, Ms Goody said that she did not think she was racist: "but I accept I made racist comments". | In an interview with the News of the World, Ms Goody said that she did not think she was racist: "but I accept I made racist comments". |
| Bullying | Bullying |
| She also admitted that she bullied Ms Shetty. | She also admitted that she bullied Ms Shetty. |
| Her fees for the programme and the newspaper interview are being donated to charity. | |
| Meanwhile Chairman of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, Trevor Phillips, said Channel 4 must admit it had "got it wrong". | |
| He called for the station's board to censure Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson. | |
| "Luke Johnson and his executives spent the whole week saying 'oh no, it's nothing to do with racism'," he told the BBC's Sunday AM. | |
| "The board has to make it clear that they got it wrong. They intervened too little and too late." | |
| The education secretary said that he wanted the world to talk about "the respect and understanding we give all cultures". | |
| Mr Johnson is the latest politician to comment after thousands of viewers complained about the alleged racist bullying of Ms Shetty by the other Celebrity Big Brother contestants. | Mr Johnson is the latest politician to comment after thousands of viewers complained about the alleged racist bullying of Ms Shetty by the other Celebrity Big Brother contestants. |
| We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we give all cultures Alan Johnson Send us your comments | We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we give all cultures Alan Johnson Send us your comments |
| The controversy over Ms Shetty's treatment escalated into an international incident last week, bringing condemnation from ministers and sparking the burning of effigies by angry crowds in India. | The controversy over Ms Shetty's treatment escalated into an international incident last week, bringing condemnation from ministers and sparking the burning of effigies by angry crowds in India. |
| Mr Johnson said: "The current debate over Big Brother has highlighted the need to make sure our schools focus on the core British values of justice and tolerance. | Mr Johnson said: "The current debate over Big Brother has highlighted the need to make sure our schools focus on the core British values of justice and tolerance. |
| "We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we give all cultures not the ignorance and bigotry shown on our TV screens." | "We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we give all cultures not the ignorance and bigotry shown on our TV screens." |
| But the Association of School and College Leaders said schools already did a lot to develop tolerance among young people. | |
| Its general secretary, John Dunford, said: "Schools can hardly be blamed for one person's bigotry when the 82% who voted to eject Jade Goody are testament to the work already being done by schools to develop respect, understanding and tolerance." | |
| Later this week a government-commissioned report into citizenship classes is expected to recommend a greater emphasis on the teaching of Britishness and the common values that bind communities together. | Later this week a government-commissioned report into citizenship classes is expected to recommend a greater emphasis on the teaching of Britishness and the common values that bind communities together. |
| Mr Johnson says that, while children must be taught about British history, they should also have an understanding of cultural diversity. | Mr Johnson says that, while children must be taught about British history, they should also have an understanding of cultural diversity. |