Kaiden Singh was threatened with exlusion for wearing his Kara (Picture: NTI)

An eight-year-old schoolboy has been threatened with exclusion if he doesn’t remove his Sikh bangle while at school.

Kaiden Singh has been told by teachers at Summerhill Primary school in Tipton that he can’t wear his Kara – a bangle worn by Sikhs.

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Kaiden recently moved to the area with his family, who say his Kara has never been a problem with schools in the past.

His father, Sunnie, 29, says he will fight the ban.


‘I’m nearly 30 and I’ve had mine since I was five and it’s never been a problem and it has never been a problem for my son at school before,’ he said.



‘A teacher can’t force him to take it off so I’ve told him, if they tell you to remove it then you say “no”.’

Kaiden has worn his Kara at other schools in the past (Picture: NTI)

Summer Hill Primary School in Tipton (Picture: NTI)

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Sunnie added that Kaiden only wears his Kara for religious reasons, ‘not to give a statement or for fashion’.

When Kaiden’s mother called the school the headteacher simply told her she should have researched school policies before Kaiden started there.

However when the family did look into the policies, they claim to have found a clause that said the school will cater to each individual and their cultures, something they say the school is ‘failing miserably’ at.

They now worry that being in detention or exclusion due to his wish to wear his Kara could impact Kaiden’s ability to settle into his new school.

Sunnie said he has been informed by Ofsted to go through the school’s official complaints procedure to raise the issue.

Summerhill Primary School headteacher Kerry Rochester said: ‘Our school uniform policy does state no jewellery, only ear studs if a child has pierced ears. All parents are made aware of this when they send their children to our school.

‘And, as with all parents, Kaiden’s mum and dad signed the school’s agreement form accepting our policies when he started in September.

‘We are a bit taken aback by this because we do consider religious items and we had arranged to meet Kaiden’s parents on Wednesday to discuss the matter with them.’

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