Katharine Birbalsingh, a British educator, used to find inspiration in American educational ideas but now views them as a threat to British schools. She criticizes the influence of American concepts on race and identity in British education, such as calls to eliminate “white privilege” from the curriculum, decolonize history teaching, and highlight “systemic racism” as the main reason for minority students’ academic struggles. Birbalsingh sees the adoption of “Black Lives Matter” activism in Britain, including protests that she believes are incongruous given the context of British policing.
