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15th November 2024
12:18pm GMT
A mum has been left furious after her daughter was apparently threatened with a detention for wearing a poppy in school.
A symbol of remembrance for those who died in Britain's wars, many people wear poppies in the days and weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day.
But the mum claimed her daughter had been threatened with punishment for having a poppy on her uniform, because the poppy's pin was deemed dangerous.
In a TikTok, the Farnham-based woman said the school, which she did not name, was concerned the pins could be used to hurt people.
In the video, she said: "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."
The mum went on to say she had requested a meeting with the school's headteacher over the issue.
She added: "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."
In a follow-up video, the mother said she had been called by the assistant head and no detention had been given to her daughter.
She told followers: "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.
"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."
