Teachers must not promote “partisan political views” of organisations such as Black Lives Matter to pupils, under new guidance issued by the British government to ensure political impartiality in classrooms. The “Political Impartiality in Schools” guidance, published by the Department for Education (DfE) on Feb. 17, will help teachers avoid “promoting contested theories as fact,” Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said. The guidance said that when schools teach about campaigning organisations like Black Lives Matter, they should be aware that this may cover “partisan political views,” such as “advocating specific views on how government resources should be used to address social issues, including withdrawing funding from the police.” Such partisan views “go beyond the shared principle that racism is unacceptable, which is a view schools should reinforce,” said the government guidance. The guidance suggests that the teaching of historical figures should focus on factual information. It said, “When teaching younger students …