Amnesty urges NI school children to walk out of class in protest at the climate crisis – should they be allowed to strike?

Should school children be striking in support of climate change? Amnesty have urged 1200 schools in Northern Ireland to let pupils walk out today in as part of the global protest at the climate crisis.  In September, over seven million people around the world took part in global climate strike protests – the largest climate change demonstration ever

Should children be taking part during school time?

Former headmaster and commentator Simon Warr and environmental journalist Jeff Gazzard.