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Subject: Re: [OT] 12 year old British born girl punished for celebrating British
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Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Rhino, can I please point out that you are discussing a video and
therefore this is on topic discussion? There's no reason to tag this off
topic.

>Her entire school had a Cultural Diversity Day and all students were 
>told to wear something celebrating her own culture instead of the usual 
>school uniforms so she wore a dress that was essentially a British flag. 
>She was an A student but found herself punished for her choice of 
>clothing - along with other students - and her parents were called to 
>pick her up early.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE2jV5qxE4g [8 minutes]

She's such a sweet child. How can any teacher wish to punish her?

This is such a sad story. The girl actually liked school and was
thriving. I hope she learned her lesson but I have no idea what it might
be.

>Her parents were not at all happy and her community was very agitated as 
>well. The school gave an after-the-fact "apology" where they promised to 
>reconsider how the event was run the next year. I'll believe that when I 
>see it!

A lawsuit needs to be filed against the school administration banning
them from every being within 50 feet of a child.