# UK: Nursery staff Must Report Toddlers They Suspect at Risk of Becoming Terrorists! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 28, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404 "2015-07-28T16:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404/1 "2015-07-28T16:44:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Nursery school staff and registered childminders must report toddlers at risk of becoming terrorists, under counter-terrorism measures proposed by the Government. > > The directive is contained in a 39-page consultation document issued by the Home Office in a bid to bolster its Prevent anti-terrorism plan… > > The document accompanies the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, currently before parliament. It identifies nurseries and early years childcare providers, along with schools and universities, as having a duty “to prevent people being drawn into terrorism”. > **[Anti-terror plan to spy on toddlers 'is heavy-handed’](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11323558/Anti-terror-plan-to-spy-on-toddlers-is-heavy-handed.html)** > > Nursery staff and childminders are given 'duty' to report toddlers they suspect of being at risk of becoming terrorists under new Home Office measures While I think a lot of Americans consider Cameron to be a bit of a wimp in terms of fighting terrorism, clearly this shows strong leadership and I am surprised none of the Republican Presidential candidates have followed suit. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404/2 "2015-07-28T18:11:57Z")
That certainly does sound American-ish of him. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404/3 "2015-07-28T18:13:47Z")
What a load of hooey. All toddlers _are_ terrorists. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404/4 "2015-07-28T18:15:58Z")
I’m pretty sure every toddler should reasonably assumed to be an underwear bomber. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404/5 "2015-07-28T18:33:14Z")
That’ll be a short list. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-nursery-staff-must-report-toddlers-they-suspect-at-risk-of-becoming-terrorists/726404/6 "2015-07-28T20:20:59Z")
Al Kiddy.