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MoD's primary school lessons branded a ‘military assault on young people’s minds’
THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taught young children science subjects at a primary school in Plymouth, the Morning Star has found.
Anti-war activists have criticised the scheme as a “military assault on young people’s minds” and warned that it raised “ethical issues.”
Thirteen apprentices from Defence Equipment and Support, the MoD’s procurement agency, spent a week teaching kids at Riverside Primary School in Plymouth.
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