Pupils told to remove ‘racist’ England flags as school clamps down on World Cup
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Pupils at a Kent secondary school have been ordered to remove small painted England flags from their arms after staff deemed the gesture "racist".Several pupils at Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs, east Kent, were told to wash off the flags or face isolation as punishment.The pupils had been following England's progress in the World Cup.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It is understood the staff did not like the patriotic display on the students.
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One source said: "A number of boys mainly from Year 10 were told if they didn't scrub off the flags they would get detention or isolation."The school's response has caused anger among parents.
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Several branded the move a case of double standards, pointing out that England flags were on display in the school canteen at the same time.One parent said: "My child and all his friends were made to wash off an...
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