Broadoak School, in Partington, Greater Manchester, has launched an investigation into comments allegedly made to pupils on Friday morning following complaints by parents.
Yesterday, it emerged a father was arrested in the school’s reception on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker when he joined others to complain to the school on Monday.
The parent, whom the Daily Mail is not naming, described how he was detained for eight hours, interviewed and then released without charge.
After he was released, he said he had gone to the school to remove his 12 year-old daughter because of concerns she would be branded ‘racist’.
The father-of-two said both he and his daughter had also attended protests at the Cresta Court Hotel in nearby Altrincham which houses asylum seekers.
He said: “She’s been with me and made good friends there. We stand united for the country. She’s with mixed race children there.
“We just want what’s best for our country and our people ultimately. People are suffering, without any help for heating.
“The whole country is struggling. Bills are going up and everyone is struggling and feeling the effects.”
The comments made by the teacher at Broadoak School on Friday were captured on a video and shared among parents.
In the clip, the member of staff can be heard noting the rise in the number of St George flags erected on lampposts in Partington and other parts of the country before telling pupils: “We are not saying that the England flag is an inherently racist symbol.
“However, unfortunately for some people it has been viewed to be that.”...<<<Read More>>>...