Diarrhoea simply cannot be forgotten | Brief letters

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I read Katie Edwards’ article (I stayed silent on child abuse…, 21 March) with interest and a little hope. I am part of a team of volunteers going into almost every primary school in the country with the NSPCC/Childline’s assemblies and workshops, with the clear message: “Speak Out, Stay Safe.” Learning about different forms of abuse and how to respond to them by speaking to a trusted adult, or to Childline, is our message. Perhaps this will empower today’s children.
Tina Shaw
St Albans, Hertfordshire

• How can President Macron claim French is the “language of freedom” when it is policed by the Académie française? (Report, 21 March). Luckily, English has no such official language police, just a number of self-appointed critics of any change in the way people choose to use the language.
Professor Jennifer Jenkins
Southampton

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