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A DISABLED seven year old boy was threatened with a ban from his school Christmas party because he asked to be excused from its Hindu festival. The boys Christian parents feared he would become distressed by the religions assertation that his disabilaty was a punishment for sins of a previous life. The wheelchair bound schoolboy was left in tears when his headteacher publicly announced that if he did not take part in the Diwali celebrations he could not come to the party. She was forced to back down after the boys parents complained to the council, and he was allowed to attend the party. the headteacher of the school which has no Hindu pupils apologised to the family but said she never intended to carry out her threat. Unfortunatley the damage has been done. I am not racist person but I could become one. What was this stupid woman thinking about?

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Utterly disgusting ! Pity you could not name the school. The head teacher needs repremanding over the coals for that.

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I have the names of all parties including the school, but thought better than to name them on here. Full story Saturdays Daily Express page 31 ,23/12/06.

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The reason the parents asked for their quadraplegic son to be excused from attending the Diwali celebration was their knowledge that the Hindu teachings regarding karma and reincarnation are that if a person is born disabled it is seen as a punishment for sins committed in a previous life. You'd think the teachers would have had the sense to realise that including a severely disabled child in such a subject would be the height of insensitivity. But no, they add insult to injury by then publicly humiliating the lad. :rolleyes:

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the teacher should be sacked its absolutley dosgraceful that she chose to threaten a child that way never mind a disabled child

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Thanks for sharing that Ianto. It's threads about these kinda news stories that keep us all aware of the incredible warpness of most politically correct thought. Keep diligent!

Brian

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agree wholeheartedly,LYY.and also with chav,the head should be sacked.:mad:

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I am begining to loose my faith in human nature, I cannot understand why there are only six replies to this serious thread. The pc brigade are out to stifle your views, do no let them!

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My sentiments exactly Chav.

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one year Reece came home from school and hadnt made me a christmas card...like they usually do..i was gutted because earlier in the year he had been made to make a card for eid,many of the parents complained about this to no avail...it really makes me mad

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Bit like kids all make Mothers Day cards but never Fathers Day cards.

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thats so that those whos dads arnt areound dont feel left out.

not been nasty just plain fact theres more kids whos dads arnt about than who are these days

my dad died when i was young but i still had to make fathers day cards though but it didnt bother me because it was better to be making cards than doing the usual stuff :)

:bleedht: save anyone the job lol

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Not sure I follow that, is it majority rule then ?

My daughter sees her mother about 3 times a year but she has to make a card.

My mum died when I was 7 but I still had to make Mothers Day cards :confused:

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in general dave its usualy the dad that sods off or is absent , nit pick it with the scools mate i gave you your answer i didnt make the decision lol

you are one of the very rare cases where a man gets custordy:D

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Not nit picking just pointing out there are always going to be exceptions lol.

As a matter of fact your answer is incorrect, it's because Mothers Day is a religious event to the best of my knowledge whereas Fathers Day is a
Hallmark day :-)

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different teachers will give you different reasons , probably coz they arnt sure themselves but some schools do let kids make fathers day cards my lad used to make them me at saint peters saint pauls in rishton for example

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talking of schools and children ...does anyone fancy babysitting for me tonight ??:D

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How quick do you want an answer......... well okay then NO :D

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i'm only going to the pop club :(

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I think teachers are to quick to be seen to be politically correct. I think the teacher should have approached the child's parent in the first instance to ask why they did not want their son to participate. If they used a little common sense they could have avoided alot of embarrasment on their part. Surely as teacher if they are going to teach about other festivals/religions, they should do some research into these other faiths other than relying on the teaching materials they receive. On the whole though I do think that it is important for children to learn and understand other religions, after all alot of the the racial problems are brought about my ignorance of other religions and their beliefs. Eveyone is entitled to their own opinions!

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when i was at school it was perfectly alright for other faith children to opt out of christian activities (except re lessons) without question.
this situation shows a complete lack of understanding for the child in question and respect for the parent's wishes
it is yet another example of the pc brigade going too far resulting in inverted prejudice.
whilst i believe it is important to learn about all the faiths of this world i am utterly disgusted by the example of this teacher who as many, believe that they are 100% infallible and can not ever be wrong.

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As a child at school we had assembly without fail every morning, religious instruction as a rule one hour a week. All other religions with the exception of our's, christianity and Judaism, were viewed on a par with 'Witch Doctors' preachings. Looking at the situation now I think our teachers had it right.

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After reading this thread I am now of the opinion that the schooling sytem in this country needs a complete overhaul. I believe that the needs of the child should come before all this PC ballcocks that seems to have reached epidemic proportions and is ruining what should be a good time when at schools.