Ellie-Mai Whatley, 10, with certificate praising her work at Howard Junior School.
- Credit: Emma Whatley
Laila-Jade Groom said her daughter Caitlyn, nine, had been punished for not “reading or signing her diary consistently this term”.
“It’s absolutely disgraceful she came home in tears,” she said. “It’s nearly Christmas she shouldn t be penalised for something so silly it’s just not on.
“We do sometimes forget to sign her diary because we have to do it on her phone on the Showbie app but I have got five kids so it is quite hectic in the morning. I’d understand if she was a problem child but she is good as gold at school.