Primary school is slammed for getting kids to write letters attacking Boris Johnson during lessons

A PRIMARY school has been slammed for getting kids to write angry letters blasting Boris Johnson. 

Tory MPs demanded teachers at Welbeck Primary School in Nottingham be sacked for using crucial classroom time to haul the PM over the coals.


Primary school is slammed for getting kids to write letters attacking Boris Johnson during lessons
Kids at Welbeck Primary School with letters attacking the PM
Primary school is slammed for getting kids to write letters attacking Boris Johnson during lessons
One pupil at the school during the exercise

The school tweeted pics of their Year 6 pupils writing to their local Labour MP about Partygate during lessons.

The now-deleted post said: “Year 6 pupils have written to Lillian Greenwood regarding how angry they are with the PM for the allegations he broke lockdown rules and his continued lying to Parliament.

“Their trust in politicians has been damaged.”

One letter claiming to be from a pupil no older than 10 read: “I am enraged. Infuriated. I feel lied to and that we desperately need a new leader. 

“I feel that there is no reason to trust our government and as a British citizen, the Prime Minister should resign. This letter is on behalf of my country.”

Labour MP Ms Greenwood said: “I understand and share their anger and will be writing to Boris Johnson asking him to respond to my young constituents’ concerns.”

But teacher-turned-Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith was furious with the exercise and demanded heads roll.

He told Trending In The News: “This falls well below the basic standards that I would expect and I’m sure parents would also expect. 

“In fact, if I had done this and then brought my school into disrepute with the subsequent tweet then I would expect to be sacked.

“Children do not exist for the purpose of furthering people’s personal political agendas and we must not put words in their mouths.”

Welbeck Primary School has been approached for comment.


Primary school is slammed for getting kids to write letters attacking Boris Johnson during lessons
One letter claimed to be written by a pupil no older than 10
Primary school is slammed for getting kids to write letters attacking Boris Johnson during lessons
The now deleted tweet from the school