A SCHOOL rubbed a mum up the wrong way by charging 20p for a broken pencil.
Louise Owen was furious at a letter given to her ten-year-old autistic son Lennie-Lee Maguire.
It read: “Unfortunately, your child broke a school pencil on November 2, 2022.
“This is school equipment which now needs to be replaced.
“Would you kindly pay the value of £0.20 to the school as soon as possible.”
She claimed several pupils were given the same note by Lawn Primary School in Northfleet, Kent.
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The mother of four is refusing to pay the 20p.
She said: “It comes down to the principle of it.
“It would have cost them more to write the letter and I just can’t get my head around it.
“The thing is, Lennie has a pencil case full of pencils and pens but he’s not allowed to take it in because of Covid.”
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She said pupils should get a ten-minute detention rather than a fine.
The Sun contacted the school for comment.
