A school has reinstated its Mother’s Day stall after plans to cancel in the name of “diversity” were announced, The Australian reports.

Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds West Primary School sent out a newsletter announcing that a stall made for children to spend pocket money on small gifts for Mother’s Day would not be going ahead, to the dismay of parents.

Principal Jeff Lyon explained that the school would instead be celebrating UN International Day of Families. In a newsletter sent to families of pupils, he wrote: “I believe celebrating International Day of Families is a more inclusive way of celebrating the richness, diversity and complexity of living and loving as a family in the modern world.

“The day highlights the importance of all caregivers in families, be it parents, grandparents or siblings and the importance of parental education for the welfare of children.”

Following complaints from parents about the change, the stall will now go ahead. The news comes just days after a school in Canada "cancelled" Mother's Day.

One mother, Samantha Hanna, who attended the school herself and now has three children who are pupils, said the idea of cancelling the stall had been a disappointment.

“I remember as a kid lining up and agonising over whether to get mum the soap on the rope or the scented candle, and now I love getting these little gifts ... from my own kids,” Ms Hanna said.



“I know that there are some single parent families at the school, and for those mums this is probably the only gift they will get from their children. I understand that some don’t have mums around but it is a good time to think about the importance of mums and dads and the role they play in our lives. I’m glad to hear it’s been reinstated.”