Headteacher Alex Crossman of the London Academy of Excellence disagrees with the Prime Minister’s call for the Netflix drama Adolescence to be shown in schools, expressing concerns that the show may inadvertently normalize toxic masculinity behaviors among teenage boys. Despite the drama’s positive male role models, Crossman believes that the complex issues raised by the show require expert guidance that not every teacher possesses, and that the risk of reinforcing negative behaviors outweighs the potential benefits of showing the series to students at risk of radicalization.
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