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January 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Furious mother pulls 12-year-old son out of class and tutors him at home
- She accuses school of failing to punish bullies
- Teachers suggest boy join class for ‘vulnerable pupils’ to escape taunts
By
Kerry Mcqueeney
Last updated at 3:47 PM on 24th January 2012
Furious: Emma Walsh pulled son Tyler out of school after teachers suggested he attend a class for ‘vulnerable’ pupils
A 12-year-old boy who was relentlessly bullied for having ginger hair was offered lessons in a class for ‘vulnerable’ pupils.
Teachers suggested Tyler Walsh be taught in isolation to escape merciless taunts about his red hair, it has been claimed.
His furious mother Emma has pulled her son out of Year 8 and is tutoring him herself at home.
She accused staff of failing to punish the gang responsible after just a single one-day suspension was handed out to the ringleader, it was alleged.
However the school – Yate International Academy – denied he would be taught in isolation and claimed his mother had misunderstood.
Ms Walsh, 33, says Tyler has been subjected to an 18-month campaign of bullying over the colour of his hair.
She said: ‘It is not fair that Tyler should be bullied out of school. He wants to learn and has been getting excellent grades and earning points for his guild (house).
‘He was going to after-school science club and would like to become a scientist or science teacher.
‘He wants to go to school but not to that school.
‘I don’t feel my son will be safe at school so I am keeping him at home until he can start at another school next week. I will be tutoring him at home.’
Ms Walsh, from Yate, Bristol, sent Tyler to Yate International Academy 18-months ago, where he began his secondary education.
But his mum claims bullies began picking on him straight away because of his brightly-coloured hair and willingness to learn.
He was bullied in Year 7 and then attacked in the street before Christmas last year.
The latest incident, where a gang chased him into a toilet cubicle – forcing him to be rescued by a Year 11 student – was the final straw, she has claimed.
Resolved? The Yate International Academy said it had dealt with the matter in accordance with its policies and procedures
Ms Walsh, a full-time mother, said her son had been extremely distressed by the incident, which she had been told happened after the main perpetrator ‘had a bad day’.
He was given just a one-day suspension, it was claimed.
Ms Walsh said: ‘Yate International Academy has punished one boy, when a whole group were involved.
‘A day off school is hardly a punishment for what my child has had to endure. I think it is absolutely disgusting.’
According to Ms Walsh, she decided to
take Tyler out of school and tutor him herself after staff suggested
Tyler attend its ‘pupil inclusion unit’ for vulnerable students.
Living in fear: Tyler Walsh, 12, has been subjected to 18 months of bullying – because he is ginger
However the school said it managed the issue ‘in accordance’ with its policies and protocols.
Roger Gilbert, headteacher of Yate International Academy, claimed Ms Walsh had misunderstood the situation.
He said the ‘inclusion unit’ was
simply a place where Tyler could go a receive support and tell staff how
he was feeling, but that he will still be taught with his peers.
Mr Gilbert also claimed that Ms Walsh went to the media with her grievance instead of speaking to the school first.
He added: ‘The unit does not teach children – it just helps them talk about what happened.
‘Tyler would be taught with his
normal class and would not be separated. This situation is not as it has
been reported. I was only aware of Emma’s complaints after I was
contacted by the press about it.
‘As far as I was aware Tyler was a
happy boy – I speak to him most days. I am fully satisfied that
everything we have done has been done in accordance with our practices and procedures.’
Ms Walsh is also upset that the academy refused to send work for Tyler to do at home until he was able to start at a new school – claiming they are ‘punishing him’.
She said the academy told her it would not send work home for Tyler because it was felt that this would be condoning his absence.
Ms Walsh, who also has a 15-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter, called for the school’s anti-bullying policies to be toughened up.
Yate Academy is currently undergoing a £16million rebuild.
She added: ‘They are spending millions but that does not change their policies.’
She said she had complained to education watchdog Ofsted about the matter.
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You are gorgeous, both of my boys are redheads and the girls love them,
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Good luck to the lad and I’m sorry to say this might not be the end of his woes. I was being picked on at school and against my wishes, but thought to be in my best interests, my mum rang the school. The bullies were given detention but the situation got worse from there. Nothing physically painful but threats, little nudges, getting pinched, snide remarks, things going missing, returning to the class and finding my lunch half eaten and in the bin. It took me years after leaving school to get over it, and I still dread the thought of running into them now. Bullying is a difficult thing to overturn and sometimes the best of intentions backfire. I hope he’s got the firey resolve red heads are meant to have. All power to you mate.
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Why do people have such a problem with ginger hair?! What is it?!… I’m a brunette intentionally dye my hair strawberry blonde – I’ve been that way since high school I love it. Before that, I dyed my hair all kinds of red. I love red hair. It’s gorgeous.
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So the poor boy gets punished by being taught in isolation for no more than having ginger hair? Correct me if I’m wrong but shouldn’t it be the bullies who get punished, not the victim?
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when i was young and lived in oldham the local barber used to charge ginger kids more to cut their hair as he used to claim that the wirey nature of their hair blunted his clippers faster than ‘normal’ hair, honest.
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I live in London, not from the UK originally. I cannot believe how many beautiful redheads there are here. I may sound a bit strange but sometimes I see a really gorgeous natural redhead, male or female, and I just want to take their picture. There is a man in Mayfair where I work who I regularly see on the street with mad, curly red hair. He always wears nice blue suits – he looks amazing and he OWNS his hair. I’ll bet he was bullied as a child but look at him now. Many of us were bullied at school but are now happy and thriving. Keep your son looking to the future, Mrs. Walsh, home school him by all means and let him blossom and grow. Tell him that lots of us out there LOVE his red hair!
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The action taken confirms the root cause of the problem: Weak leadership!
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Sue the school for failiure to protect your son whilst in their care and for descrimination.you will get enough money to have him educated privately.
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I thought Gove’s academies were supposed to stop all this.
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This is terrible action by the school.. The staff at the school need teaching how to do their job. The boy should be protected from the bullies not segregated. This is terrible action by the school.
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