Boy, 9, banned from school Christmas party - 'because he didn't believe in Jesus'

Last updated at 10:15 22 December 2007


Teachers banned a nine-year-old boy from his class Christmas party because his parents had 閉めだした him from RE lessons.

Douglas Stewart was 軍隊d to stay at home while his friends received 現在のs from Santa and tucked into ice cream and jelly.

His parents were told he was not welcome at the 祝賀 because they had pulled him out of 宗教的な eduction classes earlier in the year.

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Douglas Stewart

Headmaster Ian Davidson said that because the youngster had no 利益／興味 in 宗教 he could not celebrate the birth of Christ.

Furious mother 夜明け Riddell, 38, said yesterday: "I've helped out at the Christmas party before and it's got 絶対 nothing to do with Jesus. Douglas was heartbroken he couldn't go. It was cruel."

The boy and his brother Callum, 11, …に出席する Cluny 最初の／主要な, a 会議-run school in Buckie, Banffshire.

As the family have no 宗教的な beliefs, 行方不明になる Riddell had asked for them to be 免除された from RE lessons.

But she was stunned when the 長，率いる called with the news about the party.

She 接触するd Moray 会議 to find out its 政策 on school parties and was told these were 非，不，無-宗教的な.

After the 会議 spoke to the school, the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 除外する Douglas was put 負かす／撃墜する to a "誤解".

Callum was 許すd to …に出席する his party a few days later and Douglas received a 現在の Santa had left behind.

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