BBC Breakfast viewers SLAM Naga Munchetty for her 'poorly put' comment and ... trends now
BBC Breakfast viewers slammed host Naga Munchetty on Saturday for her 'poorly put' comment about children's safety during teachers strikes.
The journalist, 47, and co-host Charlie Stayt, 60, discussed the upcoming industrial action that is due to take place in England and Wales next week.
However viewers branded the segment 'biased' after Naga described school's merely as 'alternative childcare' while others accused the show of 'vilifying' teachers.
Hitting out: BBC Breakfast viewers slammed host Naga Munchetty, 47, for her 'poorly put' comment about teachers strikes on Saturday (pictured with co-host and co-host Charlie Stayt, 60)
Raising the issue of safety about the number of teachers taking industrial action, she asked education journalist Grainne Hallahan: 'Do the schools have an obligation to tell you whether they will be open or not?'.
She continued: 'The issue is it is massive disruption for parents and for children obviously, their education being disrupted.
'And for vulnerable children, those breakfast clubs, after school clubs for those who school is an escape and place of safety?'.
Picket line: Viewers branded the segment 'biased' after Naga described school's merely as 'alternative childcare' while others accused the show of 'vilifying' teachers
Taking to Twitter one viewer wrote: '@BBCBreakfast Naga talking about the impact of strikes on parents with them having to make alternative 'childcare' arrangements. I'm all teachers are happy to be seen by #BBCBreakfast as merely childcare'.
Before adding: 'Poorly put.'
While another said: 'It looks like BBC Breakfast got the memo to vilify teachers for going on strike today sop are pushing the story about how it impacts parents. It causes disruption, that's entirely the point of strikes'.
Unhappy: The journalist and co-host Charlie Stayt discussed the upcoming industrial action that is due to take place in England and Wales next week
A third added: 'Alternative' childcare? Really? we are educators not childcare providers. Yes parents will need to find childcare in the event of strike action but it will not be ;'alternative'. Please consider your narrative'.
While a fourth commented: 'Not sure I like the phrase teachers ar enot turning up from Charlie Stayt which makes it sound more casuyal rather than a difficult decision to fo on strike'.
And another accused the show of an 'incredibly & shockingly biased account of teachers strikes'.
