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A furious mother has claimed that her daughter was given a detention for wearing a poppy pin on Remembrance Day.
The parent said she was angered that her child was punished for trying to commemorate and honour those who served and sacrificed in the war.
As Britain came together to mark Armistice Day on November 11, the mother was shocked to receive a text from her youngster saying she had been handed a detention for wearing a poppy pin.
Sharing her experience on TikTok, the mother said she was told by other parents that their children were also banned from wearing poppies over fears the pins could be used to ‘stab’ people.
In a video which has been seen hundreds of thousands of times, the mother revealed: ‘My daughter’s school has done it again in terms of ridiculous detentions being handed out.
‘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 mother showed her followers the poppy that her daughter was given a detention for wearing
A young Poppy Appeal collector shows off a paper poppy pin to mark Remembrance Day
‘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 parent said she had spoken to the school and was hoping for a meeting with the headteacher.
She added: ‘If not, 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 an update on Wednesday, the mother, who did not name the school, said: ‘The assistant head called me yesterday and said there’s no detention set.
‘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?
As Britain came together to mark Armistice Day on November 11, the mother was shocked to receive a text from her daughter saying she had been handed a detention for wearing a poppy
The mother revealed that her daughter sent her this text message after being given a detention
Poppies on sale to mark Remembrance Day in Sheffield
Falling poppies are shown on the advertising boards of ‘Piccadilly Lights’ in London at Piccadilly Circus
World War II veterans Jim Grant, Stan Ford and Henry Rice ahead of the Royal British Legion’s March Past the Cenotaph
King Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne attend the National Service of Remembrance
‘She’s remembering those people who fought for our country and shouldn’t be punished.’
The mother said the incident was still being investigated and has been ‘saddened’ to hear of other parents telling her their children were also banned from wearing poppies.
In some cases, she claims parents said their children couldn’t wear poppies because the ‘pins could be used to stab people and cause harm’.
And in another instance, pupils were allegedly told that they couldn’t wear poppies because it ‘might offend someone’.
The mother concluded: ‘Those people fought for our country to ensure we could have a free country, and sadly we are going to end up forgetting these people because there’s too much health and safety and what if we offend someone now?’