Charlotte Church faces backlash after urging parents to keep their children away from school in foul-mouthed Twitter rant
- Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils have all been permitted to return to classrooms from today as part of an easing of Britain’s lockdown
- But mother-of-two Church, 34, has rubbished the move and urged parents to continue home-schooling their children
- The post prompted a divided response from followers, with Church receiving a barrage of varied comments
- The Welsh star is a parent to children Ruby, 12, and son Dexter, 11, with her former fiancé, the rugby player Gavin Hensen
Charlotte Church has urged parents to defy the government and keep their children at home as schools across England gradually reopen today.
Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils pin England have all been permitted to return to classrooms as Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes the next tentative step in easing the country’s lockdown.
But mother-of-two Church, 34, has used her social media platform to attack the Tory leadership while encouraging parents to continue home-schooling their children.
Speaking out: Charlotte Church has urged parents to defy the government and keep their children at home as schools across England gradually reopen today
Controversy: Mother-of-two Church, 34, has used her social media platform to attack the Tory leadership while encouraging parents to continue home-schooling their children
Taking to Twitter on Sunday morning, she wrote: ‘Highly recommend if you can help it, not sending your children back to school tomorrow…..this government doesn’t give a flying f**k about you, your children, your elders or your vulnerable.’
The post prompted a divided reaction from followers, with Church – who shares children Ruby, 12, and son Dexter, 11, with former fiancé Gavin Hensen – receiving a barrage of responses.
Commenting on the post, one outraged fan wrote: ‘This is shocking for you to ask. There are many children who haven’t had ANY education the last 10 weeks children need not only the education they need interaction with their school friends.
Mixed: The post prompted a divided reaction from followers, with Church – who shares children Ruby, 12, and son Dexter, 11, with former fiancé Gavin Hensen – receiving a barrage of responses
‘You as a mother I would have thought you would have understood the importance of this.’
Siding with Church, a second replied: ‘You do know you can teach your own kids at home? Plenty of online resources if you’re unsure how to. Best to keep them at home & safe for now.’
A third follower commented: ‘As a GP, although I may have worded this differently, Charlotte has totally nailed the message I am spreading in my world.’
Making things clear: Church was later forced to clarify her point after being reminded that schools across her native Wales are yet to to reopen
Church was later forced to clarify her point after being reminded that schools across her native Wales are yet to to reopen.
Responding to the post, she added: ‘Schools in Wales arent opening no…..I mean for parents across the border……’ [sic]