Revolution at school

Education is a right. It should be free and open to all that wish to use it.

It should be paid for by a progressive tax system that can really solve the crisis in funding by hitting the rich; taxing their unearned income and massive profits that they gain by robbing the workers of the world.

REVOLUTION fights for the creation of workers councils as democratic organs of working class power. In school, colleges and universities, we fight for students, parents and workers committees to plan education and administration.

We oppose all private and fee-paying education and any role in schools and colleges for private corporations.

We oppose all religious schools. We oppose all segregation of the sexes. We oppose all discrimination in schools.

We fight all petty restrictions on students? dress, culture, lifestyle and self-expression. We demand the right to study, discuss and organise politically within the schools and colleges.

Abolish student debts.

All students should receive a living grant from the age of 16.

Schools colleges and universities to be run by democratically elected committees of students, teachers and education workers.

For independent students’ unions, with all officials elected and held accountable to the student body at large.

REVOLUTION opposes an forms of bullying. It is demeaning and oppressive against individuals. Bullying takes various forms such as sexist, racist and homophobic, as well as because someone is poor, which continues beyond the time spent in school. REVOLUTION supports student councils and self-organisation to stand up to bullying.