Sandwell College sacked UCU branch secretary Dave Muritu for gross misconduct after he wrote on a poster promoting the controversial Prevent programme. Muritu apologised for his actions but, although the college acknowledged that his actions didn’t bring the institution into disrepute, he was summarily dismissed. UCU believes such a heavy-handed and disproportionate response from the college had to be down to Muritu’s trade union activities.
Dave has now reached a settlement with Sandwell College. Thank you to everyone who offered their vocal support to Dave and trade unionists everywhere.
Signed:
7,456
Yasmin Meah
Trade union rep Unison
7,455
Tony Phillips
London Fire Brigade UNISON
End this outrageous victmisation of a trade unionist for the "crime" of being effective and protesting against racism!
7,454
Melanie Powell
WAC unite community
This is totally outrageous what’s been done to dave
7,453
Elena Simon
University of Sheffield
The Prevent strategy is racist. This is just a fact.
7,452
Sean Harrison
Gateshead College
7,451
Jae-Llane Ditchburn
University of Cumbria
7,450
David Lawrence
Brighton
7,449
Martin Ogilvie
Erdington
7,448
Mel Poole
Erdington
7,447
Richard Bradley
Sandwell
7,446
Kayla Barram
University of Manchester
7,445
Norman Niblock
Punitive punishment for working for a union is outrageous.
7,444
Konstanze Spohrer
Liverpool Hope University
7,443
Babs Anderson
Merseyside
Liverpool
7,442
Sarah Black
Liverpool Hope University
7,441
Gabby MacPherson
Lancaster
7,440
Evgenij Belikov
7,439
Gill Goodswen
Neu
7,438
Alexander Palmer
London
London
7,437
Jeremy Herbert
Keele University
7,436
Linda Benson
The City of Liverpool College
7,435
David Kinder
This feels like victimisation.
7,434
Lou Robson
What a heavy handed overreaction. I hope David can be reinstated.
7,433
Andrew Coburn
Essex
7,432
Jayne Lee
East Riding College
I agree with the argument for David to be reinstated
7,431
Ian Cuthbert
7,430
Sergio Ruiz Cayuela
Coventry University
7,429
R C P Wells
7,428
Timothy Millington
Staffordshire
7,427
Susan Hobster
Staffordshire
Newcastle
7,426
Georgia Churchman
UEA
Norwich
7,425
jason parmar
lambeth college
reinstate immediately!
7,424
Beverley Messerli
Lambeth College
7,423
Giovanna Colombetti
university of Exeter
7,422
Francis Woods
City of Liverpool College
It would seem that the incident has been used to sack David for successful campaigns he has run against the management of the college. If a government scheme is deemed to vilify a section of society should we not voice our concerns?
7,421
Clare Bennett
London
7,420
Rebecca Macklin
University of Leeds
7,419
Louisa Stratton
University of Aberdeen
7,418
Naomi Phillips
Solihull College and University Centre
Totally disproportionate, whatever your views on Prevent or on whether the the staff member's action was right or wrong. Trade union victimisation must stop.
7,417
Rosalind Garton
University of St. Andrews
7,416
Keeva Farrelly
Durham University
7,415
Bryan Rynne
7,414
Anjana Choudhuri
Swansea University
7,413
Margaret Ingram
City of Bristol College
racial stereotypes ar not appropriate
7,412
Kirsty Priestley
Leeds
7,411
Margaret Petrie
Midlothian
Edinburgh
7,410
Elaine Smith
University of Nottingham
7,409
COLIN JONES
SCCB
7,408
Ellie Clement
Leeds Beckett University
7,407
Paola Botham
Birmingham City University
7,406
Christine MacLeod
University of Bristol
7,405
geraint evans
West Yorkshire
Leeds
7,404
Nicola Morrison
Merseyside
7,403
Tse-Hui Teh
University College London
7,402
Michael Perfect
Liverpool John Moores University
Shame on you Sandwell College.
7,401
Maeve Carey
Belfast
Prevent is a racist policy and sacking someone for opposing it is racism
7,400
Sarah S
Greater London
Heavy-handed indeed.
7,399
Tricia Turner
Knowsley Community College
Liverpool
7,398
Tim Green
UCL
7,397
Rosalind Collier
Somerset
Bristol
7,396
cecile remy
UCL Institute of Education
research conducted at UCL (eg Dr T. Younis) clearly shows how discriminated against NHS staff of muslim religion feels. So why is this comment backed by strong evidence is being used to silence David?
7,395
Steve Fisher
Cardiff
7,394
John Jordan
Liverpool Hope University
7,393
Lee McFarlane
Other
Leyland
7,392
William Lester
UWL, London
7,391
Mary Howell
Retired
7,390
Poppy Malone
South Devon College
7,389
Rob Gawthrop
7,388
Veronica Grant
University of Wolverhampton
7,387
Liz Stainforth
University of Leeds
7,386
Roxanne Khan
UCLAN
7,385
susan mcpherson
Sheffield Hallam
7,384
Professor Black
Stirling University
7,383
Meredith Miller
Cardiff University
7,382
Julia Modern
University of Cambridge
This is an utterly disproportionate response to an act done in a moment of frustration about what is, indeed, a racist policy
7,381
Amar Behera
7,380
Stuart Price
De Montfort University
An outrageous injustice that needs redress
7,379
James Chiriyankandath
London
London
7,378
Michel Wahome
Oxford Internet Institute
7,377
Philip Schwyzer
Devon
Exeter
7,376
Nicole Blum
UCL
7,375
Allison Drew
University of York
7,374
Caragh Wells
Bristol/Bristol/England
7,373
Hannah Durkin
Newcastle University
7,372
Alexandra Cleland
Aberdeen University
7,371
Julie Herniman
University of Southampton
7,370
Joanne Fallows
The Open University
7,369
Geoff King
Brunel University London
7,368
Danielle Johnson
7,367
Arushi Garg
Sheffield
7,366
Francesca Cioni
University of York
7,365
Barbara Henderson
Leeds Beckett University
7,364
Rebecca Rees
UCL
7,363
Bev Forsythe-Cheasley
Bristol
7,362
Ragesh Khakhria
National Education Union
7,361
Heather Logue
University of Leeds
7,360
Rhiannon Owen
Sheffield College, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
An unnecessary, aggressive and inflammatory action by the employer - bullying
7,359
Delsey Machando
New City Redbridge College
7,358
Shazad Amin
MEND
7,357
Michael Hogan
City of Liverpool College
7,356
Susanne Jones
City Liverpool college
7,355
Thomas Schlichter
UCL
7,354
Ruth Webb
Dorset
Dorchester
7,353
Anna Courcha-Guidolin
city & Islington college
7,352
Amy Blenkiron
Sheffield
7,351
Stephen Adegbite
Peterborough Regional College (University Centre Peterborough)
7,350
Prof Jane Wheelock
Newcastle University
7,349
Robin Tankard
Newcastle College (NSCG)
FBV and 'Prevent' are fundmentally flawed policies that will be swept away in a shorter time than David Muritu's career
7,348
Thomas Davenport
Aston University
Birmingham
7,347
Petra Grigat- Bradley
Wolverhampton
7,346
Philip Lidiard
Surrey
Guildford
7,345
Philip Brown
Hertfordshire
WATFORD
7,344
Jo Saunders
Strathclyde university
nonsense overreaction to a justified comment about a pseudoscientific program
7,343
Ross McAdam
UCU RETIRED
London
7,342
Mumtaz Ali
N/A
David Muritu was my college tutor 20 years ago and I always remembered him to be polite, respectful and courteous. What he did was in support of a community that is being unfairly targeted and curbing their right, I believe to practise their faith without prejudice. David did apologise and he has still remains dismissed. Seems like other things are going on.
7,341
Tony Barnsley
Sandwell General UNISON Branch
7,340
Anna Waldstein
University of Kent
7,339
Helen Druiff
Cambridge Regional College
7,338
Ryan Burns
University of Brighton
7,337
Kate George
University of Bradford
7,336
susan Sayce
UEA
7,335
Nick Caddick
Anglia Ruskin University
7,334
Gregory Tate
University of St Andrews
7,333
Howard Giles
University of Winchester
7,332
Natalie Hempel
University of Exeter
7,331
Katie Dow
Cambridge
7,330
Fionn Stevenson
The University of Sheffield, Yorkshire
This is a worrying over-reaction on behalf of the college. I support David's immediate reinstatement.
7,329
Joe Bangs
7,328
Patrick McGovern
London School of Economics & Political Science
I support the reinstatement of David Muritu.
7,327
Daniel Nucinkis
Imperial College London
7,326
Donna Chambers
University of Sunderland
7,325
Niall Moody
Abertay University
7,324
Richmond Adjei
West Midlands
7,323
Amina Alyal
West Yorkshire
Leeds
7,322
Jost Migenda
University of Sheffield
7,321
Shaun Regan
Belfast
7,320
Jaime Peschiera
UAL
London
7,319
Melanie Pownall-Harris
Hertfordshire
7,318
Victoria Redclift
Ucl
7,317
Amy Brack
Leeds City College
7,316
Olusunmola Osinubi
7,315
Mark Colpus
University of Greenwich
Pontefract
7,314
Melanie Levick-Parkin
7,313
Anne Hurren
Leeds
7,312
Kerry Jenkins
Unite
Solidarity Dave and you have the support of the many.
7,311
Graham Brackstone
retired/WestSussex
The Struggle Continues
7,310
Robert Moore
(retired)
Aspects of the Prevent Strategy _are_ deeply racist.
7,309
Di Lister
Open UNiversity
7,308
Susan Hobbs
Derby university
7,307
Chris Freeman
University of Southampton
7,306
Vicki Ryf
Goldsmiths
7,305
Stephen Deane
Bcu
7,304
robert cattley
huddersfield university
7,303
Andy Fugard
Birkbeck College
7,302
Stephen McKenna
University of Dundee
7,301
Sarah Parkes
Newman University
7,300
Peter Bartlett
ex UOP
Hampshire
7,299
Murray Fraser
University College London, UK
7,298
Robert Evans
Oxford U
7,297
Rona Cran
7,296
Nele Jensen
Kcl
7,295
Carmel Egan
Open University
7,294
Helen Hills
University of York
YORK
7,293
Gavin Schwartz-Leeper
University of Warwick
7,292
Scott Massie
Liverpool Hope University
7,291
James Igoe
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
7,290
Julie Tanner
Queen Mary
7,289
Dave Hemprich-Bennett
University of Oxford
7,288
Ashley Woodward
University of Dundee
7,287
Barry Jones
UCU
London
7,286
Frederik Pedersen
University of Aberdeen
7,285
Sean Ledwith
York College
7,284
Alison Torn
Leeds Trinity University
7,283
Stella Power
Socialist Educational Association
MANCHESTER
7,282
Soudabeh Ananisarab
Birmingham City University
7,281
Mike Wilson
Totally disproportionate action by employer
7,280
Corinne Fowler
East Midlands
Leicester
7,279
Mahesan Niranjan
University of Southampton
He was wrong to write on a displayed poster, I agree. He has apologised for this trespass. Sacking is totally out of proportionate.
7,278
Rod Whitworth
7,277
John Clark
retired; Unite and Labour Party member
There has not been enough publicity about the criticism of Prevent, which programme has fostered Islamophobia and often failed to tackle right wing terrorism.
7,276
Tracy Wood
Unison Regional officer
7,275
John Pearson
Unite Greater Manchester Community branch
7,274
Carolyn Greig
Swansea University
Sandwell could inprove its reputation considerably by reviewing and reversing this regrettable decison
7,273
Farah Ahmed
County (optional)
7,272
Gail Read
west midlands
7,271
Kate Fradley
North Wales
7,270
Rosalynne Birch
CITB
7,269
Heidy Kempe-Bottcher
retired from The Manchester College
7,268
Rose Yates
support worker
This action us completely out of proportion and shows poor leadership.
7,267
Kathleen Crotty
Retired members
7,266
Wajid Ali
West Midlands
7,265
Dawn Taylor
Cheshire
Cheshire
7,264
Lynn Horsnett
UNISON
Places of Education should be setting examples not responding in away to disadvantage someone in very tense times who obviously feels there is racism in the organisation. After 25 years the employer should have chosen to find out the reasons behind this behaviour and support their teacher. The employers response is very severe and underserved. Please rethink set a caring reponse and reinstate
7,263
Alice Bennett
Liverpool Hope University
7,262
Jamie Brown
7,261
Lawrence Leason
New City College
7,260
Chris Little
7,259
Juliet Glennie
London
7,258
Shauna Hope
University of Bristol
7,257
Martin Fergie
University of Manchester
7,256
Heike Golightly
David seems a sincere and hard working individual. I respect a man who loves justice and is not afraid to speak out. This is a country where free speech still exists, and boundaries need to be negotiated. Please reinstate him.
7,255
Eliza Lass
Student
7,254
Dawn McRae
University of Aberdeen/ HSRU
7,253
Neil Hart
City and Islington College
London
7,252
Nick Lawson
City & lslington Sixth Form College NEU
7,251
Vina Bragadina
Ucl - London
7,250
Phillip Minns
Northbrook Met
Writing on a poster is a public and peaceful form of protest. Shouldn't be punished.
7,249
Khalida Huq
Manchester
Disgraceful
7,248
Tim Packer
Durham University
7,247
Rhod Fiorini
UCL
7,246
Stephen Grant
City and Islington 6th Form College
7,245
Nahee Kang
KCL
7,244
Bobby Evans
City and Islington Sixth Form College
7,243
Adrienne Moffat
London
7,242
Mike Govender
City and islington sixth form college
7,241
Sajib Rashid
City & Islington Sixth Form College, London
7,240
Martin Cartwright
City, University of London
I do not agree with the comment David wrote on the poster but the action taken by Sandwell College appears wildly disproportionate. I call for Sandwell College to reinstate David or explain their decision..
7,239
Hamja Ahsan
Other
London
7,238
Ruth Dar
7,237
Nazmia Jamal
City & Islington Sixth Form Centre
7,236
Sebastian Friston
UCL
The motivations of Sandwell are shamelessly transparent. Sandwell should be ashamed of not pushing back on PREVENT, not for having a good rep!
7,235
Anne Webber
City of Westminster college London
7,234
Laila Kadiwal
IOE
7,233
Diana Wichelhaus
Hull Training and Adult Education
7,232
Joe McGinnis
Teesside University
7,231
Sarah Watson-Jones
Aberystwyth University
Sems like a wholly disproportionate response!
7,230
Nicholas Chavasse
Exeter
There is clearly no grounds for dissmissal, and the situation waranted a verbal or written warning at most. Please reinstate David Muritu immediately. The Prevent programme is deserving of dissent and criticism, and his stand and statement is an important one.
7,229
Susan Kondakor
University of Sheffield
7,228
Hannah Quirk
King's College London
7,227
Patricia Smith
York
7,226
Patrick Cairns
St Andrews
7,225
Ayesha Ahmad
Manchester
7,224
Sanne Weber
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
7,223
Shabnam Kulsoom Uddin
Manchester
7,222
Patrick Ward
University of Leeds
7,221
Sonja Curtis
UCL
7,220
Natalie Scown
7,219
John Munro
University of Birmingham
7,218
Khadijah Saeed
7,217
Ayesha Ahmad
7,216
Benjamin Carradine
7,215
M Abdul
Leicester
Unfair
7,214
Hassan Mahmud
The punishment is completely disproportionate which makes the proceeding suspect and potentially unsafe.
7,213
Ghislaine Mouysset
7,212
Raj Tiwary
7,211
CLARE SAMBROOK
freelance journalist
Sandwell College's treatment of David is bringing the institution into disrepute. Prevent is a harmful & ill-conceived project and David was right to critique it.
7,210
Sophie Humphries
7,209
Stephen Smith
Brunel University
It is very important that our union pushes back against brisk and brutal university managements. Forthright resistance will temper and reverse existing employer dispositions which have tended to harden under a 'managerialist' (hierarchical) culture.
7,208
C Critchley
Stockport
Dave spoke at Stand Up to Racism conference in Manchester. What an inspiration.
7,207
Jennifer Warren
London College of Fashion
This victimisation is a disgrace - David should be reinstated immediately
7,206
Anne-Marie Le Gall
Anglesey, Wales
7,205
Elaine Ellen
Retired Open University
7,204
Patricia McGrath
NI
7,203
Damian Gallagher
Ulster
Reinstate David now!!
7,202
Carlos Grijalva Eternod
University College London
7,201
Elisabeth Wielander
Aston University
7,200
Sarah Davies
University of Salford
A hugely disproportionate response. David is morally right. Evidence indeed shows that Prevent is a racist strategy which is also ineffective in detecting radicalisation.
7,199
Martyn Fortune
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cwmdare
7,198
Irina Vladimirova
Mobile Planetarium, South Yorkshire
7,197
Evgeny Shinder
University of Sheffield
7,196
Lawrence Warner
King's College London
7,195
Wenny Teo
The Courtauld Institute of art
7,194
Beatrice Smyth
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast
7,193
ESTHER ASPREU
OPEN UNIVERSITY
7,192
Lisa Donlan
University of Manchester
7,191
Carola Addington
West London College
7,190
Stephen Roulston
Ulster University
7,189
Neil Thomas
University of Birmingham
7,188
Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan
University of Cambridge
7,187
Maarten van Hardenbroek
Newcastle University
7,186
Savvas Voutyras
Bournemouth University
7,185
Charles Cowan
King’s College London
7,184
judith bryan
University of Roehampton
7,183
sheeba joshy
7,182
Steven Hayles
University of Leicester
7,181
Aoileann Ni Mhurchú
The university of Manchester
7,180
Steve Kirk
University of Sheffield
7,179
Emma Hall
colegsirgar
7,178
Brian Spencer
University of Brighton
7,177
Darren Awang
Coventry university
Rugby
7,176
Federica Frabetti
University of Roehampton
7,175
Aness Webster
University of Nottingham
7,174
Stephen Leggett
7,173
Ruth Squire
Sheffield Hallam University
7,172
Gavin Alexander
University of Cambridge
7,171
Catharine Russell
University of Portsmouth
7,170
Michael J Higgins
retired from Waltham Forest College
Clearly, the dismissal seems disproportionate and unjustified.
7,169
Jane Wright
University of Bristol
What an extremely disproportionate and aggressive decision. Reinstate Dave Muritu now!
7,168
ryan ottridge
university of birmingham
7,167
Sal Habboub
7,166
Jo Lampard
UCL
7,165
Laura Waite
Liverpool Hope University
Outrageous!
7,164
viv jones
UCL
7,163
Philip Marshall
Bishop Auckland College
Another example of looking to rush to use nefariously what might be seen as a rash but sincere protest - condemn, don't discuss, FE 2019
7,162
Vicky Palmer
NTU
7,161
Amy Downing
University of Leeds
7,160
Anne Kavanagh
University of Essex
Colchester
7,159
Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
Open University
7,158
Rob Anderson
University of Exeter
7,157
Andreas Wernecke
7,156
Sean Ferrier
Manchester Metropolitan
7,155
Ian Terry
7,154
Stephen Bero
University of Surrey
7,153
Nicholas Hewlett
University of Warwick
The college's response is clearly disproportionate and grossly unjust
7,152
Steven Picksley
University of Bradford
Bradford
7,151
Paul Wilson
Belfast
7,150
Melanie Brunner
Univesity of Leeds
7,149
Catriona Heaton
Aston University
7,148
Esther Tyldesley
University of Edinburgh
7,147
Johanna Davies
Swansea
A very disproportionate response in my view.
7,146
Mick Kavanagh
University of Essex
7,145
Harun Khan
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
7,144
Keith Faulkner
University of Sheffield
Peaceful protest must not be punished.
7,143
Anthony M Byrne
Shipley College
7,142
Caroline Clarke
7,141
Ashley Chhibber
University of Nottingham
Even if the Prevent programme were not racist as David claims - and I firmly believe it is - this is clearly a disproportionate punishment and abuse of power from Sandwell College.
7,140
Benjamin Costello
University of Birmingham
7,139
Catherine Lawrence
Bridgwater and Taunton College
7,138
Nicole Devarenne
University of Dundee
Solidarity with David Muritu
7,137
Mark Ellingsen
University of Bristol
7,136
Dorothy Amos
National Education Union
Hastings
7,135
Ian Beeby
Cambridge
Standing up to to racism should be rewarded not attacked. But is anypone really surprised considering our present racizast government
7,134
Sarah Riley
Aberystwyth
7,133
Shaherazad Umbreen
Birmingham
Standing up for peace should not be a sacakable offence. Thank you for what you did David. You are brave. You are kind. You are right.
7,132
Juli H
7,131
Alex Caldwell
Barking & Dagenham College
Whatever one’s thoughts on Prevent, sacking is a ridiculously disproportionate response.
7,130
Karen Patel
Birmingham City University
7,129
Hannah Wilkinson
Keele University
Prevent legislation and the practices it seeks to enforce must be challenged at every opportunity. I stand in solidarity with David, who has done nothing more than speak truth - amid a context of denial and hostile exclusion.
7,128
Petar Momcilovic
Worcester
Sandwell college management out of order
7,127
Chris Rowell
London South Bank University
Good luck Dave!
7,126
Ben Lockley
The Wordsley School
Dave is very nice and caring and he shouldn’t lose his job for looking out for others.
7,125
Bertie Russell
New Forest UNISON
7,124
John Peters
West Midlands Retired Member (Honorary Life Member)
It happened to me
7,123
louis shillam
codsall community high school
just do it
7,122
Floyd Codlin
Birkbeck Student Union Anti-Racist/Anti-Fascist Officer (Personal Capacity)
What David wrote was a statement of fact that anyone whose had to deal with the Prevent program could have born out and said
7,121
Gwenhivir Wyatt-Moon
University of Cambridge
7,120
Jane Jobling
Petroc.ac.uk
I think David Muritu should be reinstated
7,119
Robert Mouat
St George's Hospital
7,118
Neil Conlock
Lancashire
7,117
Richard Bannister
Birmingham
7,116
Ceinwen Hilton
7,115
Henry Edeko
The John Roan. London
Shame on Sandwell College Leadership. Since when have writing on a poster become a sackable offence. It just shows their poverty of thought and leadership. Reinstate Dave now.
7,114
Tim Floyd
7,113
Nadia Hafedh
LSE
London
7,112
Patricia Cooke
Sandwell College
7,111
Sarah Brady
7,110
Nikesh Solanki
University of Manchester
7,109
Celia Hutchison
7,108
Frank Brady
7,107
Azim Hajee
Self employed
Proud to support this first class trade unionist!
7,106
Ian Day
London
7,105
Diane Langford
University of Kent
I support Dave because I know the Prevent programme is racist and must be opposed.
7,104
Manchester SUTR Stand Up To Racism
Greater Manchester
Full support and solidarity from all of us
7,103
Angela Shortt
RMT Retired
My complete solidarity with David Muritu. No need to apologise for calling out PREVENT as racist - a spying programme dressed up as a respectable part of school life, it has to go. Alarming to see a TU rep victimised in order to quosh his part in the progress of salary and T&Cs, so nasty.Respect to the UCU for backing David - all unions must join this fight.
7,102
Jill Daniels
University of East London
7,101
Christina Downes
Retired. Bradford.
7,100
Karen Wilson
Unite member
7,099
Craig McEwan
University of Exeter
7,098
Robert Davies
Cardiff
This is so unjust, reinstate Dave
7,097
Julia Guarneri
University of Cambridge
This is clear retaliation against a union representative; David Muritu has done nothing that merits this dismissal.
7,096
Jordy Lea
City University
7,095
JJ FINNEGAN
SOUTHAMPTON
SOLIDITY.
7,094
Gary Shatford
Unite/swp
100% behind daves actions
7,093
Simon Strange
Birmingham
7,092
Abigail Gulliver
University of Birmingham
7,091
Phil Brady
7,090
Nigel Green
Hyde Park, Central London
Reinstate David now! Defend trade union rights and freedom of speech for for union reps. Anyway, the Prevent strategy is next to useless and a good excuse to spy on people.
7,089
Lucretia Packgam
Retired lecturer
Sacking is a disproportionate response to the actions of Dave Mauritians in regard to an offensive college policy
7,088
Andy Stafford
University of Leeds
7,087
Andrew Millington
University of Edinburgh
7,086
Raymond Long
SWP
UAF +SUTR
7,085
Michael Crawford
University of Bristol
7,084
Melanie Jenner
NEU
7,083
Richard Pitham-Cole
Suffolk New College
7,082
Carol Fuller
Suffolk New College
7,081
Ian Cook
University of Exeter
7,080
Delcan Downes
GMB Union
7,079
Kate Tobin
University of Wolverhampton
7,078
John Archer
University of Central Lancashire
I'd never heard of Sandwell College, but in a negative way. It would seem that the management are bringing the college's name into disrepute by their actions.
7,077
Mark Weinstein
Nottingham Trent University
7,076
Patricia Vallely
Belfast Metropolitan College
7,075
Sharon Leslie
GMB
7,074
Carl Fox
University of Leeds
7,073
Deborah Clarke
NHS
Other factors than those given obviously in play. Shame on you Sandwell College.
7,072
Katy Day
Leeds Beckett University
7,071
Claire Rattray
University of Glasgow
7,070
Joel Kosminsky
Greater London
This is an extreme response for an expression of challenge to a policy which risks damaging both students and their tutors
7,069
Hester Fairclough
7,068
Neil Kirkham
Gonville and Caius College Library, Cambridge
7,067
Martin Wills
Warwick
7,066
Sonia Cabrera
7,065
Tania Manyuira
Sandwell College
We should all get behind this protest as David has been targeted for his influence in the Union and as an activist in the community more so than the graffiti which he already apologised for. The College's way of handling this issue was over the top and management should come out and be honest on the real issue why they singled David out!
7,064
Adam Branch
University of Cambridge
7,063
Ben Davis
South east
7,062
Angela Coley
South & City College, Birmingham
7,061
Nathan Erskine
University of Cumbria
7,060
Andrew Nickson
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
7,059
Joe Sutliff Sanders
Cambridge
7,058
Jo Allen
School Lichfield
7,057
Zakariya Cochrane
7,056
claudia campbell
Care through the millenium
7,055
Duncan Morrison
Lewisham NEU
7,054
Eleanor Roberts
University of Roehampton
London
7,053
Eleni Michalopoulou
The University of Liverpool
7,052
Nick Shjough
Birmingham Adult Social Care
Prevent is a right wing, racist policy.
7,051
Paul Tarrago
UAL
7,050
Stephen Dee
Uclan
7,049
Phil Yeats
University of Westminster
7,048
anne robinson
7,047
Jennet Thomas
University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of arts
completely outrageous! It is in fact this action of dismissing the Union rep that brings the College into disrepute- acting like a totalitaian state, it's shameful.
7,046
Rae Noronha
7,045
Adrian Pritchard
Coventry
7,044
Hugh Dunkerley
University of Chichester
Brighton
7,043
Susan Jewell
Retired resident of Sandwell
7,042
SUSAN WALDRON
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
SHAME ON SANDWELL
7,041
Catherine Christian
W Mids
Birmingham
7,040
Audrey Aurus
7,039
Linnéa Markgren
Birmingham
This is disproportionate. A warning should suffice, and I find it hard to imagine other factors did not come into play.
7,038
Lara Coffey
Warwickshire
Birmingham
7,037
Kathryn Marsh
Kings Heath
How utterly ridiculous that he should be dismissed. It sounds like the whole thing has been blown completely out of proportion and that the college authorities were just just looking for a way to get rid of him.
7,036
Helen Kinnaird
Birmingham
7,035
Steve Hanson
Greater Manchester
Manchester
7,034
Elizabeth Gould
London
This reeks of someone being sacked because they’re an effective union rep; just using a feeble excuse
7,033
Sahara Ismail
7,032
Ele Lamb
Tower Hamlets teacher
7,031
Tom Oberst
7,030
Fiona Donald
The Manchester College
7,029
Charlotte Mulliner
The Open University
7,028
Maria Mason
King's College London
7,027
Fay Block
London
7,026
Jessica Kelly
UCA
7,025
Charles Moonstone
7,024
Tanja van Mourik
University of St Andrews
7,023
Touseef Mir
UEA
The mistake can be forgiven, expulsion as a punishment is a bit harsh.
7,022
Peter Golding MPhil BA CertEd
[formerly]City College, Plymouth
Good luck with this campaign
7,021
Sally Carter
Manchester
Please reinstate this man
7,020
Nicholas Sofroniou
University of Warwick
The punishment is excessive, an apology has been made, Dave Muritu should now be reinstated.
7,019
Claire Hastie
Birmingham
This dismissal is entirely unfair
7,018
Miriam Kent
UEA
Earlham Road
7,017
Penny Spikins
Univ of york
7,016
Samantha Davis
West Yorkshire
Wakefield
7,015
Amy Morris
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
7,014
Sally Hardwick
Nottingham College
7,013
Catherine Pope
SOUTHAMPTON
SOUTHAMPTON
7,012
Michael Chopping
College of West Anglai
7,011
Jude Williams
University of Birmingham
I fully support David’s reinstation. This has been an unfair over-reaction by the College which should be over-turned.
7,010
Simon Schoenbuchner
University of Cambridge
7,009
Aravinda Guntupalli
7,008
Peri Bradley
Bournemouth University
7,007
marina collard
Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance
7,006
Louise Obara
De Montfort University
7,005
Sarah Kilpatrick
Tyne and Wear
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
7,004
Karen Reynolds
None
Halifax
7,003
Patrice Haynes
Liverpool Hope University
A disproportionate response to the action in question. It puts the college in a very poor light.
7,002
Nikki Ellen
Sheffield
7,001
Karen Chance
Midlands
7,000
Derek Hird
Patently disproportionate act by the College. David Muritu should be reinstated immediately.
6,999
Huw Pryce
6,998
Richmond Adjei
New City College00
6,997
Treasa De Loughry
University of Exeter
6,996
Kenneth Band
6,995
Katerina Vrablikova
University of Bath
6,994
Ruth Adams
King's College London
6,993
Jonas Rademacker
University of Bristol
6,992
david green
6,991
Robin Rice
University of Edinburgh
6,990
Ken MacKinnon
Open University, Applied Linguistics
Gross misconduct - comment on a poster? Come off it, Mr Principal who do you think you are - free speech!
6,989
E V Brack
University of Sheffield
6,988
james wood
Fife
UK
6,987
Tom Hoctor
University of Bedfordshire, Luton
6,986
Rodrigo Vega
6,985
Matthew Gobey
manchester Metropolitan University
6,984
Deborah Jackson
University of Edinburgh
6,983
Michael Tucker
West Midlands
This action by the management is bringing Sandwell College into disrepute by its inn tempered over reaction to this incident.
6,982
Candice Morey
6,981
Timothy Wilson
University of Dundee
6,980
Sharon Kivland
Sheffield Hallam University
6,979
Anna Laing
University of Sussex
6,978
David Woods
Nottingham Trent University
6,977
Mark Jackson
Barnet and Southgate College
6,976
Ryan Sperry
Ryansperry259@icloud.com
6,975
Martin Simpson
University of the West of England, Bristol
6,974
Sarah Jones
Dundee
6,973
Chris Lesser
Coleg LLandrillo. Rhos on Sea. Colwyn Bay
6,972
Yasmine Sabri
Aston University
6,971
John Carr
University of Cambridge
6,970
Martin Dupras
Bath Spa University
6,969
Pat Devine
Manchester University
6,968
Neil Davey
University of Bristol
6,967
Nick Andon
King's College London
6,966
Linda Morrice
University of Sussex
6,965
Jason Scott-Warren
University of Cambridge
6,964
Dario Spano
Warwick
6,963
Olga Mitterfellner
University of the Arts London
Please re-instate David Muritu! Free speech is a British value.
6,962
Mick Jardine
Hampshire
Winchester
6,961
Kenneth Moffat
University of Strathclyde
While I agree that David Muritu's action was not appropriate, he has apologised and firing him is grossly disproportionate.
6,960
Mark Toogood
University of Central Lancashire
6,959
Carol David Daniel
City, University of London
6,958
Barry Calder
Retired
6,957
Matthew Minnitt
Teesside University
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