An Essex teacher has allegedly ordered a 10-year-old boy to take off his Help for Heroes wristband because it could “cause offence”.
Tracy Tew was shocked when her son Charlie was put on a report card at Maldon Primary School in Essex after he refused to take off the charity rubber bracelet, sold to honour injured soldiers.
Charlie wears the wristband – bought at the Colchester Military Festival – in honour of murdered solider Lee Rigby and service personnel in his family, including his great-granddad and uncle.
Head Teacher, Tracy Thornton
Mrs Tew, 38, a hospital assistant said: ‘We are really proud of Charlie for sticking to his guns. He wanted to keep it on and he didn’t agree with the reasons why he shouldn’t.
The mother of two added: ‘When the teacher said she was worried it was going to offend people, I thought it was disgusting. Our family are up in arms because we are all military minded.
Headteacher Tracy Thornton insisted wearing wristbands is against the school’s jewellery policy for health & safety reasons.
Over 6million wristbands are proudly being worn in support of wounded servicemen and women, including many wristbands on the frontline in Afghanistan. We have not heard of a single health and safety incident connected to them.
The school has around 400 pupils aged between four and 11. In its last Ofsted report in January 2013, it was rated as ‘good’ overall – an improvement from ‘satisfactory’ in the previous inspection.
Britain First is running a campaign to reverse this outrageous decision – make your voice heard, complain to the school now!
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