I'm always intrigued as to what people mean by the phrase 'political correctness'. I suspect most people themselves don't really have a clue.
To me it means in its basic sense good manners and courtesy towards others. Time was when it was acceptable to use terms like 'poof' '******' '****' 'yid' 'spaz' and so on and if PC means that we can no longer use them publicly, I'm all in favour of it.
And who are this 'PC brigade'???? Name names. I think we should be told
However....it does seem to me that we have become far too sensitive in many ways, although when I say we' of course that doesn't include all of us or the media. There is no right not to be offended or insulted. Threatening language and words which incite hatred or violence are righty condemned. Nobody has the right to shout 'Fire' in a crowded theatre.
But there should be no restriction on criticising religion or culture. I am an Islamophobe and also a Judeophobe and Christophobe when I come across extreme adherents of any of these religions or indeed any ideology. As such I strongly object to any attempt to stop me voicing my views. As the punishment for lesbianism under Sharia law is burial up to the neck and death by stoning I feel a mild objection might be in order....
I also feel that some sections of society, usually the middle class 'progressive' left, bend over backwards to protect Islam from any criticism whilst cheerfully saying or allowing to be said all sorts of unkind things about Christianity. People who complained about Charlie Hebdo's cartoons laughed at 'Life of Brian'. And some cultures are preferable to others in many ways.
As for the school thing....I couldn't give a damn. .