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The P.C & Jobsworthy get crazier by the day! What are they going to do? Suspend or expel children for the way they speak
Primary school BANS the Black Country dialect, because it's 'damaging' to pupils and shows a 'decline in standards'
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A West Midlands primary school has banned the Black Country dialect - because it believes it's 'damaging' to pupils.
Staff at Colley Lane Primary School have a 'zero tolerance' policy against local words and have even made a list of ten offending phrases.
They have banned pupils from talking or writing in their Black Country dialect - a decision which furious parents have branded 'snobbish'.
The controversial ruling was announced in a letter to parents, claiming the harsh crackdown would 'get children out of the habit' of speaking the way their parents do.
Outlawed phrases now include 'I cor do that' instead of 'I can’t do that,' and 'It wor me' instead of 'it wasn’t me.'
The letter, which was posted to parents last Thursday, said: 'Recently we asked each class teacher to write a list of the top ten most damaging phrases used by children in the classroom.
'We are introducing a 'zero tolerance' in the classroom to get children out of the habit of using the phrases on the list.
'We want the children in our school to have the best start possible: Understanding when it is and is not acceptable to use slang and colloquial language.
'We value the local dialect but are encouraging children to learn the skill of turning it on and off in different situations.'
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Primary school BANS the Black Country dialect, because it's 'damaging' to pupils and shows a 'decline in standards'
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A West Midlands primary school has banned the Black Country dialect - because it believes it's 'damaging' to pupils.
Staff at Colley Lane Primary School have a 'zero tolerance' policy against local words and have even made a list of ten offending phrases.
They have banned pupils from talking or writing in their Black Country dialect - a decision which furious parents have branded 'snobbish'.
The controversial ruling was announced in a letter to parents, claiming the harsh crackdown would 'get children out of the habit' of speaking the way their parents do.
Outlawed phrases now include 'I cor do that' instead of 'I can’t do that,' and 'It wor me' instead of 'it wasn’t me.'
The letter, which was posted to parents last Thursday, said: 'Recently we asked each class teacher to write a list of the top ten most damaging phrases used by children in the classroom.
'We are introducing a 'zero tolerance' in the classroom to get children out of the habit of using the phrases on the list.
'We want the children in our school to have the best start possible: Understanding when it is and is not acceptable to use slang and colloquial language.
'We value the local dialect but are encouraging children to learn the skill of turning it on and off in different situations.'
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