To speak to the school?

[Orchwoid]

I've just been to collect my son from his school and he's told me that he won't be cast in his school Christmas play but all the other children will.

I am fumming. I am going to go and speak to his teacher first thing tomorrow morning but I am so angry that I can't work out whether I'm being reasonable or not.

[YoureAllABunchOfBastards]

Louise is Sharon's helper.

[AvonCallingBarksdale]

He said that they said that I said that he couldn't be in the play

Oooh, that's made my head hurt!!
Perhaps calm down a bit, don't go to school fumming and try and find out what has actually happened, because, you know if little Orchwoid has gone in and said "My mum say I can't be in the play because we don't believe in God and all that shit", that might have something to do with it. Either way, find out - calmly.

[CwtchesAndCuddles]

When you removed him from any act of collective worship you have by your own actions prevented him from taking part in the Christmas play.

You are being very hypocritical to complain about the school when they are complying with your wishes.

[RedHelenB]

Well if he doesn't go to assemblies or sing hymns or hear/say prayersthen they are falling in with your wishes & YABU. Christmass plays usually feature religious songs (carols) & if it is a Church school in all likelihood paryers.

[FannyMcNally]

Actually I'd be bloody fumming that they didn't know the difference between me wanting him out of assembly but wanting him to have a massive part in the Nativity. It's obvious isn't it?

[kali110]

Youve said you don't want him forced to have to do anything religious but you're upset that they've have followed your wishes? It sounds like they've just followed what you have said to them. Maybe its just because your angry, but you do sound really rude, i don't think they will be very helpful if you go in there with that attitude. People are usually more obliging if your nice.

[Dominodonkey]

Unless the Christmas play is entirely secular and makes no mention of Christmas at all then yabu.

I do feel sorry for your son though.

Why do you ban him from assemblies and singing? Are you worried he will catch religion?

[mrsjay]

FUming really al the other kids are going to be in the play except your boy, calm down speak to the teacher dont fume I cant see a teacher leaving out one child just because, your son has got the wrong end of the stick

[AvonCallingBarksdale]

I've got to ask, OP, is it a church school??

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

Can people stop making fun of a spelling mistake in the OP's posts. We all knew what she meant, and this mocking is Poor Form.

[Groovee]

You've removed him from religious worship, then that includes the nativity. You can't pick and choose which parts he can partake in.

[Redlocks30]

This thread is hilarious! Please do go and fumm at the school tomorrow and let us know the outcome. Would you be letting him attend any of the Christmas assemblies where they learn all the parts and the songs or would he be learning them through osmosis?

[HangingGardenofBabbysBum]

At Christmas all the family comes round and we have a chicken or a turkey dinner and give all the presents out from Santa Claus.

Yeeeee--eesss

But what exactly are you celebrating?

[mrsjay]

Oh just go and stomp up to school be very very angry and watch the teachers escort you out the door and have your cards marked as a trouble maker, and god and shit is only good at Christmas you are taking the piss right ?

[Buzzardbird]

Will Sharon or Louise be getting the Christmas tree in the car?

[SpottedDickandCustard]

This is definitely a wind up.

No one could be so dim as to wonder why a child who has been withdrawn from collective RELIGIOUS worship has not been given a part in the Christmas (ie RELIGIOUS festival) play!

Here have my first ever

[ihearsounds]

Really. You cannot understand why he cannot be in the play?

Either your child is included in learning about religion or isn't.. You cannot chop and choose. Before you made a decision you should have thought about the ramifications of missing the assemblies, which will include all religious celebrations including the nativity, Easter parade and other celebrations that I cannot think of.

[AvonCallingBarksdale]

No-one's mocking - fumming is the new hamwidge!

[MrsOakenshield]

'I've got to ask, OP, is it a church school??'

[penguin73]

You have asked for him not to take part in religious activities, they are abiding by your wishes - so what is the problem?!

[LynetteScavo]

I am so angry that I can't work out whether I'm being reasonable or not.

You Are Being Unreasonable.

[iloveweetos]

As a child I would've been annoyed at mum if she didnt allow me into assemblies. I loved singing hymns and I'm not Christian.
But yeah YABU