That's Just Not Right
An 11-year-old girl was sent home from a week-long summer-camp on the
Isle of Wight for smuggling in a chocolate bar; a fact that her teachers
discovered after they opened a sealed letter addressed to her mother
and read it. Her mother, who is unemployed and cares full-time for her
autistic son, had to drive 160 miles through the night to pick up the
child. She had saved for six months to pay for the trip. Teachers
conducted a full search of the child's possessions -- including pulling
out her suitcase lining -- to discover the banned chocolates.
"They had been planning the feast weeks before the trip and Holli was in charge of bringing the chocolate,” she said.
"It wasn't even at midnight. They ate the chocolate at about 9.30pm and it only went on for about 15 minutes. It's not like they were having a party or making noise.
"The teachers had no idea about it until they read Holli's letter to me.
"I am furious that they read her letter, it is like being in prison. It's not like she is five - she is 11 and deserves privacy in what she writes to her mum.”
"Holli said she was really upset because they emptied her toiletry bag into the sink and pulled out the lining in her suitcase.
"It was carried out in such a manner you would have thought they were running an international drug smuggling operation from their hotel room.
"I don't see how eating chocolate makes the holiday unsafe. They were not being naughty - they were just having fun."
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