Parents blast school for excluding certain pupils from end-of-year leavers' prom
dailyrecord.co.ukParents have slammed a high school for excluding some pupils from their leavers' prom. Golborne High School, in Wigan, is organsing a traditional 'graduation ball' for their Year 11 students.
However, not all of their pupils have been invited to the event - and it hasn't gone down well with some of the families, reports Manchester Evening News.
It has been claimed that it is only the school's high achievers that are being allowed to attend. It is claimed that any pupils who have had time off, even for a genuine reason, have been stopped from going to the party.
One mum says that her daughter's attendance is just below 90 per cent and therefore has not been invited to attend."I have spoken to several parents who have explained their child couldn't go because they've had time off due to injury or mental health issues and my daughter is one of them," she said. "We seem to have found the common problem in the children who aren't invited is lower grades that don't meet their standards, which in itself is completely unfair."The mum continued that she has struggled to get an answer from school when she contacted them looking for an explanation.
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