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A six-year-old boy has reportedly been expelled from school over a row about Mini Cheddars.
Colnbrook CofE primary school has a strict “healthy” lunchbox policy, and Riley Pearson and his younger brother have been expelled for breaching those rules by bringing Mini Cheddars to school in their lunchboxes.
The boys’ father tried to challenge the decision, but headmaster Jeremy Meek defended his decision to expel the pair, telling ParentDish:
We have not excluded a pupil for just having Mini Cheddars in their lunchbox, but where there is a persistent and deliberate breach of school policy, such as bringing in crisps, biscuits, sausage rolls, mini sausages, scotch eggs and similar, and all other avenues have been exhausted, the Governors would expect further action to be taken.
The school would only use a permanent exclusion as a final resort when all other avenues have been exhausted.