A headteacher has slammed parents for claiming his school was a ‘prisoner of war camp’ for locking toilets during lesson time
A headteacher has slammed parents for claiming his school was a ‘prisoner of war camp’ for locking toilets during lesson time.
Chris Stokes, headteacher of Farnley Academy, Leeds, warned that children ‘may not always represent the full story’ and the toilets were closed because of ‘serious’ safeguarding events.
It comes after the secondary school was rocked by ” riots over the new rules, which saw furious pupils demonstrating outside the school gates on Friday.
Parents also joined in and compared the school to a ‘prisoner of war camp’, claiming it was taking away their children’s human rights.
Though teachers maintain the restrictions are necessary for “http://untelco.ru%C2%A0 safeguarding reasons, including the need to prevent pupils from vaping in toilets during classes.
Chris Stokes, headteacher of Farnley Academy, Leeds, warned that children ‘may not always represent the full story’ and the toilets were closed because of ‘serious’ safeguarding events.Pictured: Farnley Academy
Pupils at the Farnley Academy, Leeds, were seen standing outside the school this morning and ‘disgusted’ parents claimed the policy had ‘taken away their human rights’
But Mr Stokes said it was ‘clearly not the case’ that all bathrooms were locked and at least ‘one block of boys’ and ‘one block of girls’ toilets are always open at the school.
Many parents had backed up their kids’ decision to demonstrate, telling ‘stressed teachers’ that they ‘fully support’ their children in taking direct action.
In an email to parents, Mr Stokes said: ‘I need to be completely clear that it is absolutely not the case that all toilets are locked during lesson time. At all times, at least one block of boys and one block of girls’ toilets are open.
‘Our decision to not have all toilets open during lesson time was taken following two very serious safeguarding events.
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