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Boy of 7 accused of racism for asking classmate why he is brown
Karl Turner MP
A LOCAL authority is being urged to get a child accused of making a rascist remark back into the classroom.
Elliott Dearlove, seven, got into trouble for asking a five-year-old boy at Griffin Primary School in Hull if he was “brown because he was from Africa”.
His mother Hayley White, an NHS healthcare worker, refused to sign a form saying her son had made a racist remark and now wants him to go to another school.
Miss White has said her son is inquisitive and “always likes to ask questions”.
Elliott was due to start at a new school, but his mother was told on Friday it is full.
Her MP, Karl Turner, said although protocols had to be followed, common sense appeared to “have gone out of the window”.
Mr Turner said he had been in contact with council leader Steve Brady: “I fully expect this to be resolved very soon. Steve Brady has given me assurances that the parent will be contacted by a senior officer to invite her to a meeting with him and Coun Brady to resolve this matter.
“There is a statutory provision that says schools have to take allegations of racism very seriously and deal with it appropriately.
“This is a seven-year-old child who is not old enough to form the intention of committing a criminal offence. It hardly sounds racist; it sounds like a seven-year-old being inquisitive and it sounds a fair question.
“I’d like to know if the child can’t go to the (new) school, why, and I am not prepared to put up with anything but a proper explanation.”
Miss White declined to comment. Neither Hull City Council nor the school was available to comment.
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Billcliff
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 09:13 AMFred I think you need help.
FredAppleby
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 02:03 AMAfrica for the Africans,Asia for the Asians,white countries for EVERYBODY! Everybody says there is this RACE problem. Everybody says this RACE problem will be solved when the third world pours into EVERY white country and ONLY into white countries. The Netherlands and Belgium are just as crowded as Japan or Taiwan, but nobody says Japan or Taiwan will solve this RACE problem by bringing in millions of third worlders and quote assimilating unquote with them. Everybody says the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY white country and ONLY white countries to “assimilate,” i.e., intermarry, with all those non-whites. What if I said there was this RACE problem and this RACE problem would be solved only if hundreds of millions of non-blacks were brought into EVERY black country and ONLY into black countries? How long would it take anyone to realise I’m not talking about a RACE problem. I am talking about the final solution to the BLACK problem? And how long would it take any sane black man to notice this and what kind of psycho black man wouldn’t object to this? But if I tell that obvious truth about the ongoing program of genocide against my race, the white race, Liberals and respectable conservatives agree I am a naziwhowantstokillsixmillionjews. They say they are anti-racist. What they are is anti-white. Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.
Billcliff
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 10:55 AMWell done miselby for an unsubstantiated rant. Which bit about "common sense appears to have gone out of the window" and "This is a seven year old child ......" which were the comments of the Labour MP didn't you understand. Try reading exactly what's been said next time before you make a complete fool of yourself.
mlselby55
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 09:26 AMMore of the Politically correct, NuLabor, multicultural pandering nonsense. The sooner we get back to normality the better and forget all this Fabian, Socialist, namby pamby claptrap the better. These people need to grow up who even entertain the idea of labelling an inquisitive child some rabid racist. PC is a cancer that must be eradicated
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