Featured Image Credit: TikTok/n0rthernbint
Topics: Parenting
Gregory Robinson
A mum has said she will no longer pay for her children’s school activities because they ‘single out the poorer kids’.
The mum-of-two, who posts on social media as @n0thernbint, shared a rant about how some ‘voluntary’ school activities highlight the children who are less fortunate.
In the video, the mum said she decided to put her foot down, after being told about an Easter egg decorating event at her children's’ school.
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"I am sick to death of primary and secondary schools in the UK asking parents to take part in activities that are voluntary with their children that costs money,” she said in the clip, which has 137,000 likes and 1.3M views.
"I'm gonna give you an example of what's really f**king mad. Today my kid's school wanted the kids to decorate eggs and take them in for an egg decorating competition. It was 'voluntary' - let me explain to you how that was not f**king voluntary."
The concerned mum said her children ‘would have felt like the odds one out’ because all the other children were taking part. “You're immediately guilted into doing the thing because you don't want to be the parent that makes the child miss out,” she declared.
She is now putting ‘her foot down’ because she thinks all school activities should be free and accessible without highlighting families who may not be able to afford to take part.
The mum continued: "I believe that if school is going to do something — considering that school and education should be free and accessible to all — then every activity that is provided or suggested by that school should also be free and accessible to all."
She added: “School should be the one place children are free from feeling the effects of whether they have money or not.
"They should get a meal, they should feel warm and they should be able to take part in everything regardless. It makes me so mad."
Lots of parents supported her decision. One TikTok user wrote: “You spoke the truth and people appreciate it.”
While another social media user wrote: “I’ve literally never agreed with something more on this app.”
A third chimed in and wrote: “It was that video exactly that made me choose to follow you! you were totally spot on the mark.”
Another mum shared: “That video was truth tho! My youngest kids school wanted £90 for an overnighter and when i said no they tried to pressure me to send him along anyway.”
What do you think?