School 'Bans Disabled Boy.

Ianto.W.

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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.
 
jimmi5bellies said:
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.
 
I read this story with disbelief yesterday and like you was angry at the blinkered attitude of the Head teacher.

She was right to teach and demonstrate world religions but is showing a distinct lack of knowledge on her part.......a case of the teacher is always right even if they are wrong:(

I enjoyed the obvious embarassment she must have gone through with her "climb down" :D
 
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:
 
the teacher should be sacked its absolutley dosgraceful that she chose to threaten a child that way never mind a disabled child
 
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
 
LancYorkYankee said:
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:
 
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!
 
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
 
flashytart said:
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.
 
lancsdave said:
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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chav1 said:
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:
 
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
 
It's a difficult one for teachers. They need to be sensitive to individual needs or circumstances but also not make life difficult for the majority.
 
chav1 said:
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 :-)
 
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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