To think i would do the same in similar circumstances

[ThedaBara]

News article about a couple being taken to court by their teenage son for being sent to school in their home country to get him away from gang involvement.
They state that if he had stayed in London he would be involved in gangs and knife crime, they sent him away to live with relatives for his own safety. It's a bit extreme, but parents should do whatever they can to protect their kids. Am i mad, or is this sensible?
Obviously I've heard of girls being taken out of school to go to Pakistan to marry a stranger, but that's different.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg0p88z83o.amp

seems very radical
a boarding school in ghana
goodness, i am not sure what to think but it doesnt sound right

so what will he do now?

A weird one. I would've thought parents would have authority over where their child goes to school, and if they think school in another country is best for their child then that's what happens? If he was getting into trouble here, then it would've been for the best. If only more parents cared about their child's activities and made decisions accordingly.

There are cases of children in London from some African families being taken to countries like Somalia because they are seen as not upholding the ’honour’ of their families, ie being too ‘westernised’. The schools they are taken to sound like horrific punishment centres.

I don’t think that’s what is happening here, more that the boy just felt completely like a fish out of water. I think his lawyers claim that it wasn’t true that he was getting involved in gangs. I know a few families who have sent their teenage boys back to their country of origin because they fear London is a dangerous place for Black boys, and it seems to have largely been a positive experience for them.

unless the place this boy was sent to was abusive, I’m surprised that the courts have got involved.