Muslim father’s official complaint against mixed-sex swimming lessons
A Muslim father has made an official complaint after his daughter was allowed to join mixed-sex swimming lessons – which are against his religious beliefs. Rehan Mirza, 32, is furious daughter Zainab Hussain, five, swam with boys when male staff were present. But despite repeated requests, staff at William Booth Primary School in Sneinton, Notts.,…
Cash-strapped school turns double decker bus into classroom
A cash-strapped primary school which cannot afford a planned extension is making two new classrooms – from a double decker BUS. Parc Eglos School, near Helston in Cornwall, bought the vehicle on eBay and will hold science and cookery lessons on board. The school had planned a classroom extension but could not find the £15,000…
Double trouble for teacher who has FOUR sets of twins in same class
A primary school teacher is seeing more than double after FOUR sets of twins started – in the SAME CLASS. The eight youngsters make up a quarter of the 30-pupil reception class taught by Wendy Pigott, 47, at St James Church of England Primary School, Hereford. Identical twins Charlotte and Annabelle Dukes, four, and Lewis…
School sends 30 children home for wearing jeggings
Furious parents today condemned a school after more than 60 students were thrown out of classes on the first day of term – for wearing JEGGINGS. Samuel Ward Arts and Technology College, in Haverhill, Suffolk, sent home 30 children wearing the tight jean leggings and placed the other half into isolation. The school, which caters…
Britain’s only identical quadruplets prepare for school
Britain’s only identical quadruplets were ready ‘four’ class today as they dressed in smart matching uniforms for their first day at primary school. Little Ellie, Georgina, Jessica and Holly, four, beat odds of 64 million to one when they were born to proud parents Julie and Jose Carles. Julie, 42, was the 27th woman in…
Hammer attack school failed to recognise racist incidents
A serious case review into a hammer attack on a white boy by a Muslim gang found the school failed to recognise a series of racist incidents before the assault, it was revealed today. Henry Webster was 15 when he was punched, kicked and beaten with a claw hammer on the tennis courts at Ridgeway…
Council accused of targeting school mums with £100k mobile parking camera
A council has been accused of ”bullying” parents after spending £100,000 on a mobile camera which will dish out parking fines – to school-run mums. The state-of-the-art ROADflow camera will be mounted on top of a traffic warden’s car and driven past 80 schools when parents are dropping off or picking up their children. Any…
Schoolgirls’ skirts measured by teachers
Teachers at a posh secondary school have come under fire after they introduced ‘Gestapo-style’ inspections to crack down on girls wearing – SHORT SKIRTS. Schoolgirls – some as young as 11 – will be forced to line up every morning and have their skirts measured by teachers. If the pupils fingertips can reach lower than…
Parent’s petition to remove The Simpsons from school curriculum
More than 400 people have signed a petition for a school to remove The Simpsons from its curriculum. Parent Joseph Reynolds is angry Kingsmead Community School in Wiveliscombe, Somerset is teaching the cartoon as part of its media studies course. He describes it as the ‘Turkey Twizzler’ of the classroom – a reference to Jamie…
School bans football after “fouling and cheating”
A primary school has banned football from the playground after its pupils began copying the cheating and fouling displayed by their World Cup heroes. School headteacher Pat Fay introduced the playground ban two days before Spain triumphed over Holland in the final. She claims pupils began ”fouling, cheating and shirt pulling” after watching their role…
Meat Cleavers among deadly weapons seized from schoolchildren
Meat cleavers, metal bars and a saw were among the deadly weapons seized from schoolchildren as young as eleven, it emerged today. Pupils were also discovered with kitchen knives, daggers, screwdrivers and wooden bars in 13 Bedfordshire schools in the last three years. In total, five kitchen knives, three daggers, two metal bars, two meat…
Seagull blighted school employs three birds of prey
A school which was under siege by seagulls who would steal pupils’ lunches has become the first in Britain to be protected – by three BIRDS OF PREY. More than 90 troublesome gulls had taken up residence on the roofs of Sir John Hunt Community College in Plymouth, Devon. They had begun swooping on youngsters…
Child refused school place for living on wrong side of road
The parents of a four-year-old boy were outraged yesterday after he was refused a place at his local school – because he lives on the WRONG side of the road. Fuming Louise Cooper, 39, and Andrew, 44, applied for son Charlie to attend the primary school which is just 300 yards from their home. But…
Polish student stabs fellow pupil with a screwdriver
A 13-year-old boy was recovering after he was stabbed during a woodwork class by a Polish student – wielding a SCREWDRIVER. Terrified Ben Townsend, 13, suffered horrific injuries after the boy, plunged the 3in (7.62cm) screwdriver into his back during a lesson. Ben was rushed to hospital and warned he could suffer permanent muscle damage…
Big Brother row breaks out as food police inspect schoolchildrens’ lunch boxes
A council has scrapped a scheme to encourage healthy eating in schools after it emerged teachers were ‘spying’ on pupils’ and photographing the contents of their lunchboxes. Gloucestershire County Council was accused of ‘Big Brother tactics’ after packed lunches were emptied, photographed and ranked according to nutritional value. The results were then analysed and results…
Bungling school workmen need spelling lesson
These bungling council workmen could do with a spelling lesson – after painting the word ‘SHOOL’ on the road outside a primary school. Contractors omitted the ‘C’ when they daubed ‘SHOOL KEEP CLEAR’ outside the gates of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in the Lawrence Weston, Bristol. It was hoped the wording…
Competitive school run mums
School run mums are in constant competition with each other and do their utmost to ‘get one up’ on other parents, according to a new study. Two thirds of mothers admit to bragging about their child’s early development such as walking, talking or crawling, or an elder kid’s classroom achievements. Other common boasts include weight…
