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A headteacher has defended a move to launch a racism probe after a
four-year-old spat at black boy during a game of chase on the school
playing field.

Parents have reacted angrily to Anne Phipps' decision to investigate
after a 10-year-old boy made the allegation.

But Mrs Phipps, of Bedenham Primary School, in Gosport, Hants, said she
had no choice but to persue the accusation made against Rocky Smith. 

"When a child makes an allegation of any kind, whether it's bullying,
racism, or general unhappiness, we investigate by talking to them. We
couldn't dismiss this.

"A nursery nurse spoke to Rocky and I spoke to the older boy. We talked
to them about what happened and why it might have happened. That's what
an investigation is in a primary school.

"In this case a little boy did think something had happened and felt he
had been singled out. But after investigating I decided this was not the
case - it was just naughty behaviour." 

Rocky's parents, Sarah and Iain Smith, are demanding an apology from the
school.

Sarah, 35, said: "After it happened, I said to Rocky "what is a
racist?", and he said "it's when you have races with your friends and
the person who wins is it".

"I can't believe they even called me. Rocky was wrong for lashing out
and I've spoken to him about that, but how can a four-year-old be
racist?

"His best friend at nursery was a boy of Indian background - colour
doesn't mean anything to him.

"I think my four-year-old deserves an apology." 

Tunde Bright-Davies, chairwoman of the Racial Harassment Forum in the
neighbouring city of Portsmouth, said: "A very young child can hate
another person because of the colour of their skin - I have met with a
boy of six who said he used to be racist.

"But with the circumstances of this incident, there was no name calling,
no racial connotation, no "get away from me", so you can't found racism
on just spitting.

"I don't know why it was investigated as a racist incident."

David Kirk, who is in charge of children's services at Hampshire County
Council, said: "Every school will have a racism policy and it might be
based on the local authority's framework, or it might be their own. But
I know that the policy of the school in question would be satisfactory."

Bedenham Primary School has more than 200 pupils ranging from the age of
four-years-old to 10-years-old.

In its last OFSTED report in 2004, the school was judged to be excellent
in the category of pupils' care, welfare, health and safety.

The school has a student council, trained staff who are available at
break times for the children to talk to about any problems and teaches
the RRR curriculum - Rights, Responsibility and Respect - which all
classes discuss at the start of the year.

"Steve Greene" <stephen_greene.@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=488501&in_page_id=1770
>
> A headteacher has defended a move to launch a racism probe after a
> four-year-old spat at black boy during a game of chase on the school
> playing field.
>
> Parents have reacted angrily to Anne Phipps' decision to investigate
> after a 10-year-old boy made the allegation.
>
> But Mrs Phipps, of Bedenham Primary School, in Gosport, Hants, said she
> had no choice but to persue the accusation made against Rocky Smith.
>
> "When a child makes an allegation of any kind, whether it's bullying,
> racism, or general unhappiness, we investigate by talking to them. We
> couldn't dismiss this.
>
> "A nursery nurse spoke to Rocky and I spoke to the older boy. We talked
> to them about what happened and why it might have happened. That's what
> an investigation is in a primary school.
>
> "In this case a little boy did think something had happened and felt he
> had been singled out. But after investigating I decided this was not the
> case - it was just naughty behaviour."
>
> Rocky's parents, Sarah and Iain Smith, are demanding an apology from the
> school.
>
> Sarah, 35, said: "After it happened, I said to Rocky "what is a
> racist?", and he said "it's when you have races with your friends and
> the person who wins is it".
>
> "I can't believe they even called me. Rocky was wrong for lashing out
> and I've spoken to him about that, but how can a four-year-old be
> racist?
>
> "His best friend at nursery was a boy of Indian background - colour
> doesn't mean anything to him.
>
> "I think my four-year-old deserves an apology."

Translation:  silly, bolshy mother resents her kid being told off, and
decided to tell the Press instead of marching to the school and giving the
teacher a smack in the mouth.

"The Todal"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Steve Greene" <stephen_greene.@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:0hphh31ao5q99fm66vmkjkbqtgv52p5a9p@4ax.com...
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=488501&in_page_id=1770
>>
>> A headteacher has defended a move to launch a racism probe after a
>> four-year-old spat at black boy during a game of chase on the school
>> playing field.
>>
>> Parents have reacted angrily to Anne Phipps' decision to investigate
>> after a 10-year-old boy made the allegation.
>>
>> But Mrs Phipps, of Bedenham Primary School, in Gosport, Hants, said she
>> had no choice but to persue the accusation made against Rocky Smith.
>>
>> "When a child makes an allegation of any kind, whether it's bullying,
>> racism, or general unhappiness, we investigate by talking to them. We
>> couldn't dismiss this.
>>
>> "A nursery nurse spoke to Rocky and I spoke to the older boy. We talked
>> to them about what happened and why it might have happened. That's what
>> an investigation is in a primary school.
>>
>> "In this case a little boy did think something had happened and felt he
>> had been singled out. But after investigating I decided this was not the
>> case - it was just naughty behaviour."
>>
>> Rocky's parents, Sarah and Iain Smith, are demanding an apology from the
>> school.
>>
>> Sarah, 35, said: "After it happened, I said to Rocky "what is a
>> racist?", and he said "it's when you have races with your friends and
>> the person who wins is it".
>>
>> "I can't believe they even called me. Rocky was wrong for lashing out
>> and I've spoken to him about that, but how can a four-year-old be
>> racist?
>>
>> "His best friend at nursery was a boy of Indian background - colour
>> doesn't mean anything to him.
>>
>> "I think my four-year-old deserves an apology."
>
> Translation:  silly, bolshy mother resents her kid being told off, and
> decided to tell the Press instead of marching to the school and giving the
> teacher a smack in the mouth.

Or.... typical leftie teacher screams "racist" at a 4-y-o child without 
bothering to check her facts. What would the headmistress have done if the 
black boy had spat at the white one?

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