Teachers at a secondary school have been accused of pushing their own anti-Brexit beliefs in assemblies and classrooms.
Sixth form students at St Josephs Catholic High School say teachers have told them backing a second EU referendum would be in their interest.
They say a senior teacher mocked Donald Trump and Boris Johnson in an assembly last week, telling students: Were not going to remember these two.
Some students worry staff could mould the minds of younger pupils who are still forming their own political beliefs and fear it could be happening in schools across the country.
One student, who wished to remain anonymous, said teachers have made comments here and there for some time.
But the 17-year-old said last Wednesdays assembly on the topic of leadership was a particular sticking point.
He told Metro.co.uk: He was talking about how Brexit was bad for us and how Brexit was going to affect us really badly then he got up a picture of Boris Johnson, mocking him.
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After showing a pictures of Johnson and Trump, the student says the staff member then showed a picture of climate change activist Greta Thunberg and said: Were going to remember her, were not going to remember these two.
Recalling how he discussed Trump, Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg, another year 13 student said the same teacher essentially implied they were idiots with the way he was talking about them.
One of the boys said another senior teacher actively encouraged students to back a second referendum at an enrichment session late last year.
He said: He just tells us about how Brexit isnt good for us and how its going to ruin our future.
Students have described teachers at the Slough school telling them they are all going to lose their jobs as peddling propaganda.
They worry teachers might be affecting younger pupils who are more easily influenced and are yet to shape their own political beliefs.
One student said: You could pretty much mould them. Tell them what you wan and they will start believing it.
I fear that this is happening across the country in schools. Its not really their place to do so.
He said one senior teacher has come into the classroom and has interacted with pupils for about 20 minutes talking to us about Brexit.
Ive no doubt that he must have been talking about this sort of thing to other classes.
I just think thats beyond opinion hes just furthering his own agenda.
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The student described St Josephs as a school very much against Brexit.
He said teachers encouraged debate at his previous school but said there was never a sense of bias.
One of the students said another senior member of staff urged students to throw their weight behind a second referendum in class after playing a clip of a House of Commons debate.
They said: I was just thinking the schools not supposed to be promoting ideology like that.
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