The growing influence of the manosphere in schools – and what to do about it | Letters

Readers respond to warnings that female teachers are increasingly having to cope with misogynistic behaviour from male students

A quarter of female teachers have been the target of misogyny over the past 12 months (A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says, 4 April). In truth, this is a crisis that’s been building for years. Annoyingly, we had the chance to deal with this crisis when it was still impending.

Three years ago, headteachers started asking the Department for Education (DfE) for help when Andrew Tate and his mates started being named – and quoted – in classrooms. Its advice? Don’t engage. Educators were told not to discuss Tate’s views in personal, social, health and economic education lessons and the DfE refused to offer any training.