There are times when we may disagree with the decision made by a school. It is often kept within the family, but there are also times when it deserves to be shared with the world.
Recently, a mother, who lives in Farnham went on TikTok in order to explain what happened to her daughter at school. She did not name the school, but she did talk about the stressful situation and it hit a sour note with many people.
In case you are unaware, many people in Britain will wear poppies during the weeks leading up to Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. It’s an outward symbol to show your respect for those who died in Britain’s war.
According to the mother, however, her daughter wore a poppy to school and she was punished for wearing it on her uniform. The pin was thought to be dangerous.
She said in the video: “It was the 11th of the 11th yesterday, so Remembrance Day. I got a message from my daughter, ‘just got a detention for wearing the pin.
“The pin in question is a poppy pin, it’s not just any poppy pin, it’s the actual British Legion poppies that are being sold everywhere.
“The school have given her a detention for wearing a poppy pin, think about that for a minute.”
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She went on to say that she asked the school’s head teacher for a meeting to discuss what happened.
“I’ve already spoken to people in the British Legion, they are ready to make a stand, ex-armed forces are ready to make a stand.”
The mother came back to TikTok in a follow-up video to say that the assistant head had called her and that her daughter was not given detention.
She said: “I said ‘well there was, her name was on board, she had to stay after lessons, she therefore would had a detention’.
“Whether someone has overrided that and tried to shove it under the carpet I don’t know.
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“The fact of the matter is, it was still said. She was not allowed to wear that pin. That angers me in itself. It is a poppy pin, it’s there for Remembrance.
“The assistant head then tried to spin around what poppy was she wearing, was it a big flamboyant one, was it a different colour?
“She’s remembering those people who fought for our country and shouldn’t be punished.”
