Teh One Who Knocks
10-16-2018, 11:17 AM
Zoe Drewett for Metro.co.uk
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Mum Jane Gretton with her children Allistar, Scarlett and 15-year-old Bella, was horrified when
she found out about the competition
School children were asked to vote for who had the ‘best bum’ and was ‘most flirty’ in their year group in a competition slammed by worried parents.
The group of 15 and 16 year old children in their final year at Highfields School in Derbyshire were asked to nominate who shold get the awards in their end of year yearbook.
But the contest has been deemd ‘disgusting’ and ‘innappropriate’ by parents, some who were horrified that it would encourage sexism, body hang-ups and act to sexualise children.
Highfields School has suspended the competition – which also asked for nominations for ‘most likely to be a top model or professional footballer’ – after a number of complaints.
Mum-of-three Jane Gretton, whose youngest daughter, 15-year-old Bella, attends the school, said: ‘The form was handed out a week ago and I knew nothing about it until I noticed it had been left on the chair at home.
‘It’s just another thing for children to be bullied by and children at that age a vulnerable enough, it encourages social hang-ups.
‘It’s a very American idea, based around sexism and popularity that is encouraged by fraternities and proms.
‘Here in the Uk we are a lot more inclusive of different people and this is completely the wrong message.
‘The awards are completely inappropriate and sexualise the children.
‘It’s judging people on looks and comparing them to other which could effect them for the rest of their lives, as they grow older.’
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Jane’s two older children, Allistar, 20, and 18-year-old Scarlett, also attended the school but this is the first time she has seen the nomination form.
Both Jane, 52, and her husband Paul, 50, were outraged.
The contest worked by getting nominations from other pupils, before a panel of students decided a shortlist and voted accordingly.
‘We should be encouraging our children to be who they are, strong and independent,’ Jane said.
‘My other children did so well at the school and in this situation the school has handled everything correctly when the issue was raised.
‘I just hope other schools follow suit.’
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Jane said she received an email from head teacher Andrew Marsh that ‘being new to the school’, he was unaware of the yearbook format and that the book would ‘not go ahead in its current format’.
In a statement, posted on the school’s Twitter account, a spokesperson said: ‘To Year 11 parents and students – We are aware of the issue with our Yearbook nominations and any planning around the Yearbook has been suspended until further notice.
‘We apologise for any inconvenience.’
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Mum Jane Gretton with her children Allistar, Scarlett and 15-year-old Bella, was horrified when
she found out about the competition
School children were asked to vote for who had the ‘best bum’ and was ‘most flirty’ in their year group in a competition slammed by worried parents.
The group of 15 and 16 year old children in their final year at Highfields School in Derbyshire were asked to nominate who shold get the awards in their end of year yearbook.
But the contest has been deemd ‘disgusting’ and ‘innappropriate’ by parents, some who were horrified that it would encourage sexism, body hang-ups and act to sexualise children.
Highfields School has suspended the competition – which also asked for nominations for ‘most likely to be a top model or professional footballer’ – after a number of complaints.
Mum-of-three Jane Gretton, whose youngest daughter, 15-year-old Bella, attends the school, said: ‘The form was handed out a week ago and I knew nothing about it until I noticed it had been left on the chair at home.
‘It’s just another thing for children to be bullied by and children at that age a vulnerable enough, it encourages social hang-ups.
‘It’s a very American idea, based around sexism and popularity that is encouraged by fraternities and proms.
‘Here in the Uk we are a lot more inclusive of different people and this is completely the wrong message.
‘The awards are completely inappropriate and sexualise the children.
‘It’s judging people on looks and comparing them to other which could effect them for the rest of their lives, as they grow older.’
http://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6226/dzqsNG.jpg
Jane’s two older children, Allistar, 20, and 18-year-old Scarlett, also attended the school but this is the first time she has seen the nomination form.
Both Jane, 52, and her husband Paul, 50, were outraged.
The contest worked by getting nominations from other pupils, before a panel of students decided a shortlist and voted accordingly.
‘We should be encouraging our children to be who they are, strong and independent,’ Jane said.
‘My other children did so well at the school and in this situation the school has handled everything correctly when the issue was raised.
‘I just hope other schools follow suit.’
http://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2800/EXABmd.jpg
Jane said she received an email from head teacher Andrew Marsh that ‘being new to the school’, he was unaware of the yearbook format and that the book would ‘not go ahead in its current format’.
In a statement, posted on the school’s Twitter account, a spokesperson said: ‘To Year 11 parents and students – We are aware of the issue with our Yearbook nominations and any planning around the Yearbook has been suspended until further notice.
‘We apologise for any inconvenience.’