A Warwickshire secondary school has found itself the focus of national outrage after it sent home a 12-year-old girl last Friday for wearing a Union flag dress on a non-uniform day. If that wasn't bad in enough in itself, the day in question was themed a 'culture day' and pupils had been encouraged to wear 'traditional attire' that reflects their 'nationality or family heritage'. As a girl born in Britain to British parents, what could be more appropriate than a dress emblazoned with a Union flag?
However, staff at Bilton School - which is situated in a suburb of the predominantly English market town of Rugby - instantly barred the girl from participating in the event. She was told the dress was 'unacceptable' and sent to the school reception where she was made to sit in isolation for three hours. Her father Stuart got a phone call from the school at 9am, but could not get away from work to collect her until noon.
He later told reporters: "My daughter should not be made to feel embarrassed about being British, and she shouldn't be punished for celebrating being British - nobody else I've spoken to can quite get their heads around it. I've had hundreds of people reaching out to me from all over the UK, as well as Australians, I've had Polish, people from America all reaching out. We should be able to send our kids into school to celebrate British culture and history."
His daughter Courtney had also prepared a speech to contribute to the event. It was to go as follows:
Hello everyone.
Today I want to talk about my culture - British culture - and why it’s important to me.In Britain, we have lots of traditions including drinking tea, our love for talking about the weather and we have the Royal Family.
We have amazing history, like Kings and Queens, castles, and writers like Shakespeare.It's also modern, diverse and always changing - with music, fashion and food from all around the world blending into daily life. And let’s not forget fish and chips!
It's also the way we speak, our humour, our values of fairness and politeness, and the mix of old traditions and new ideas.
But sometimes at school, we only hear about other cultures - which is great because learning about different countries is interesting and important. But it can feel like being British doesn’t count as a culture, just because it’s the majority.
I think culture should be for everyone - not just for people from other countries or backgrounds. Being British is still a culture, and it matters too. It’s part of who I am.So let’s celebrate all cultures - whether they come from far away or right here at home.
Thank you!
It appears that Marxist university graduates who have infiltrated our education system - including schools in sleepy market towns - don't think being British should be celebrated full stop. As news of the incident spread, a hollow apology was issued and the girl was invited to return to school in her dress to make the speech. However, her father claimed she had been made to feel so ashamed that she no longer felt comfortable wearing the dress. This is exactly what these hard left traitors want - to suppress national pride and shame children who are white and British.
A spokesperson for Keir Starmer was asked about the incident and replied: "The Prime Minister has always been clear that being British is something to be celebrated". Headlines suggesting that Starmer himself has 'spoken out' in support of the girl are misleading. His education secretary Bridget Phillipson has also said nothing.
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