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A primary school was criticised after banning Valentine cards to save pupils from the emotional trauma of being rejected.
Children at Ashcombe Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, were banned from celebrating Valentine's Day or exchanging cards because the headteacher said they were not emotionally mature enough to cope.
Peter Turner wrote to parents of the 430 pupils, aged between five and 11, warning that cards would be confiscated. He said children get upset when they are "dumped" which interrupts their learning. But parents condemned the ban as heavy-handed.
Children at Ashcombe Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, were banned from celebrating Valentine's Day or exchanging cards because the headteacher said they were not emotionally mature enough to cope.
Peter Turner wrote to parents of the 430 pupils, aged between five and 11, warning that cards would be confiscated. He said children get upset when they are "dumped" which interrupts their learning. But parents condemned the ban as heavy-handed.
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