‘Belongs in a museum': Greta Thunberg condemns politician against school strike

The Swedish teenager whose lone protest against climate change spurred a global youth movement has told an Australian state education minister his words “belong in a museum” after he warned students against attending an upcoming protest.

 Since Thunberg’s lone protest outside the Swedish parliament,
student-led climate marches have been held around the world.

The New South Wales education minister, Rob Stokes, appeared on Sky News earlier this week, warning students and teachers against attending rallies planned across Australia for Friday 15 March, as part of the school climate strike movement.

“These are on school days, school children on school days should be at school,” Stokes said during an interview with the Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“You simply can’t strike if you don’t have a job … the law is very clear, this is a notified school day, kids should be at school.”

Read the story from The Guardian by Josephine Tovey - “‘Belongs in a museum': Greta Thunberg condemns politician against school strike.”