Now this really is silly

[dang65]

Children of friends of mine have been told (by the school) to either invite the whole class or no-one to birthday parties.

FFS!!

This is an absolute minefield. What about those hard-working families that can only afford a small party for a few close friends, and don't want to infringe the human rights of their own child to have a birthday party?

Unless... are there government grants available for hard-working families to throw children's parties? What's the booze allowance, out of interest?

[ASB]

Every child has a 'right' to be invited to a birthday party, do they?

Absolute rubbish.

I'd tell the school to fork off.

That's not what the school are saying at all. What they are saying is that treatment within the school should be inclusive. A not entirely unreasonable view.

In fact it is so reasonable I'm going to remember it at my next meeting and exclude all of year 11 rather than just one. Wouldn't want the other to miss out of course.

[Diver]

That's not what the school are saying at all. What they are saying is that treatment within the school should be inclusive. A not entirely unreasonable view.

In fact it is so reasonable I'm going to remember it at my next meeting and exclude all of year 11 rather than just one. Wouldn't want the other to miss out of course.

Classic