A young boy has been excluded from his school after taking a “toy gun” into McDonald’s before class one day.
After the incident, the boy’s school expelled him and said that decision is not made lightly, but his mum says the punishment is "over the top".The self-employed cleaner insisted her son was the victim of "unfair treatment" and likened the Church of England academy to an "army camp". Pauline said that despite being permanently excluded her son was not a "wayward" child. She said Mitchell was now "considered a danger" despite not having threatened or harmed anyone."Whilst we appreciate that they are going to try and set a benchmark and a precedent for a brand new school, they are a little bit over the top in punishment."
During a class debate over the three things pupils would take to a desert island, Pauline said her 12-year-old joked about packing a pair of scissors to "stab himself in the neck" as he would not want to be alone. She claimed a teacher misheard this remark and thought Mitchell was threatening them. She went on: "It is ultimately for the fact that it is entirely unfair for Mitchell. Is he going to be subject to a naughty boy's school or what? At this moment in time, I don't know. He is not being educated in any way.According to one police force, BB guns that fire plastic or aluminium balls "may or may not be firearms so may or may not be prohibited". West Yorkshire Police said this was because the pellets are fired by different methods.