A school has defended its decision to contact police after a teenage pupil looked at a Ukip website and watched an English Defence League video in class.
Staff at Wildern School in Hedge End, Southampton called 101 for advice after the 15-year-old boy visited the website during a lesson.
An officer from Hampshire Police visited the school and spoke to the schoolboy and his father but no further action was taken.
Headteacher Marie-Louise Litton said the school had acted out of concern for the student’s safety but insisted that the decision to send an officer was made by police.
She said: "Following an incident in class where the student was viewing a range of different sites, we called 101 for advice and were referred to a specialist team. I wish to make it absolutely clear that the decision to pursue the matter further was not made by the school.”
A Hampshire Police spokesman said: "The school contacted us in good faith and in complete accordance with their safeguarding procedures.
"We have a duty to respond to these concerns and we spoke to the pupil and his father informally about comments and internet usage at school. No issues were identified and the matter is closed."
The boy's father said the response by the school and the police made him feel "like a terrorist".
He told the BBC: "If my son had been accessing these websites on a regular basis then maybe there would be cause for concern.
“But it's a one-off incident and I don't think it merited such an extreme section of the police coming in."
