Boy, 12, is referred to counter-extremist Prevent officers by his own school after declaring there 'are only two genders' and 'I'm gay not queer'

A 12-year-old schoolboy has been quizzed by counter-extremism officers aft helium declared determination 'are lone 2 genders'.

The kid made a video, posted online, successful which helium besides stated: 'There's nary specified happening arsenic non-binary'.

And successful effect to schoolhouse bullies who mistakenly believed helium supported transgender ideology, helium said: '[I'm] cheery not queer.'

Originally a homophobic slur, trans activists assertion the connection 'queer' present describes radical who don't adhere to ideas of enactment oregon gender.

But the schoolhouse told the boy's parent they would notation him to Prevent, the Home Office programme that attempts to halt radical becoming terrorists, amid fears helium could beryllium astatine hazard of being radicalised by the far-right.

The Mail is alert of the boy's individuality but has agreed not to disclose it, and has besides viewed the societal media posts.

The boy's parent was visited by Prevent and Northumbria Police officers this week, successful a gathering she described arsenic 'an interrogation'.

Officers listed a drawstring of allegations to exemplify the lad was astatine hazard of radicalisation.

The boy's parent said: 'We deliberation that helium was targeted arsenic the children judge cheery radical hold with trans ideology.

'He made a video which I uploaded to YouTube wherever helium said determination 'are lone 2 genders' and 'I'm cheery not queer'.

'The schoolhouse phoned up and were incensed by it. They said that they would notation him to Prevent for that video.

'They said that helium was astatine hazard of radicalisation - not that helium had been, but was a hazard erstwhile helium gets to 13 and is entitled to his ain societal media accounts.

'There was a hazard helium would autumn successful with Far Right groups.'

She said antagonistic panic officers - who visited the household location - raised concerns implicit the information that her son, who is Jewish, harboured extremist views connected relationship of his effect erstwhile asked if determination were immoderate groups that shouldn't exist. 

She said her lad responded that 'Hamas (the Gaza-based panic group) should beryllium wiped out'.

Further fears were raised implicit comments helium made to schoolhouse bullies, stating helium wanted to 'exterminate' them. 

He is said to person made the remark successful narration to appalling racist slurs from classmates.

In a missive to the schoolhouse successful South Tyneside - seen by the Mail - his parent elaborate however helium was subjected to vile verbal abuse, Nazi salutes and was 'forced to portion different child's urine'.

Prevent officers besides suggested the lad had an unhealthy involvement successful weapons connected relationship of different online video - again uploaded by his parent - which showed him demonstrating a artifact crossbow bought from English Heritage, she said.

English Heritage describes the 'best seller' point arsenic 'completely harmless but tons of fun'.

The parent said the schoolhouse and Prevent officers were blameworthy of treble standards, claiming anti-Semitic incidents astatine the schoolhouse were not dealt with successful the aforesaid way.

She said: 'We sat down with the Prevent officers and determination was an interrogation - they had an cognition of 'we'll inquire the questions'.

'We were asked if we monitored his societal media and what songs helium listens to.

'They said determination was a full bid of things helium had been accused of.'

The constabulary effect was criticised by escaped code campaigners who rebuked officers for 'wilfully missing the target'.

Harry Miller, main exec of Fair Cop, said: 'His views connected sex are arsenic acold distant from coercion that it's imaginable to be. 

'They are views that are held by the bulk of radical successful Britain and don't adjacent get into the foothills of terrorism.

'You couldn't telephone it criminality, fto unsocial terrorism. There is simply a quality betwixt atrocious behaviour and terrorism.

'This is different lawsuit of the constabulary wilfully missing the people due to the fact that hunting down schoolhouse children is easier than confronting existent terrorists.

'Fair Cop volition proceed to basal betwixt these idiots and the nationalist until they halt behaving similar the woke, cowardly Stasi they person become.

'The Home Office needs to get a grip. Sack each complicit Chief Constable.'

Kate Barker, main exec of LGB Alliance, said: 'If it's a motion of radicalisation to accidental you don't similar being called 'queer' past according to our research, 94 per cent of LGB radical tin expect a sound connected the doorway from counter-terrorism officers.

'We applaud this young lad for lasting up for his beliefs, and we condemn the teachers and constabulary who deliberation it's incorrect to abhor this horrible slur.'

The Prevent strategy was introduced by the Government successful 2011 arsenic portion of a bid to tackle coercion done aboriginal intervention.

According to the latest Home Office information determination were 6,817 referrals to Prevent successful the twelvemonth ending 31 March, 2023 - the fig was up 6.4 per cent connected the erstwhile year.

A associated connection from Northumbria Police and Counter Terrorism Policing North East read: 'We are incapable to sermon idiosyncratic cases, oregon place anyone who whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium the taxable of a Prevent referral.

'All referrals are treated successful the strictest assurance and volition ever prioritise the information and payment of those concerned.

'Prevent is simply a multi-agency attack to safeguarding and supporting those astir astatine hazard of radicalisation done aboriginal intervention. 

'It seeks to support young and susceptible radical against each forms of extremist activity, careless of ideology.'

South Tyneside Council declined to comment.