Write a headline for this: With Christmas only a few days away, teachers at an elementary school in Hampshire, UK thought of inviting the local pastor to impart knowledge about the festival, the birth of Jesus, and related customs. This would be a wonderful opportunity. However, this decision soon proves to be a mistake as the priest ruins Christmas for the young children, who have been stripped of their precious belief in Santa Claus. The Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain, addressing a group of 10 and 11-year-olds at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School, said that Father Christmas is not real, saying that their parents send their gifts to Santa Bought and ate leftover biscuits. ,
“You’re six whole years old, now be real, Santa isn’t real,” Rev. Chamberlain told the children during the lesson. The disciples, who believed in the mythical creature that gave gifts to good and obedient children through the chimney at night, immediately burst into tears.
“So he said, ‘You’re all 6 years old, now let’s be real, Santa isn’t real.’ Then he was talking about what Santa likes. Then he said, ‘Do your parents like cookies?’ And a lot of them said, ‘Yes’ and then he said how the parents were the ones eating it,” said one of the children. Many times.
“I heard a lot of people scream because they were surprised about it, so I don’t think everyone knew. We had this note saying how sorry she was, and then we had these stickers and a customized bauble.
Complaint lodged
A formal complaint has since been lodged by parents against Rev Chamberlain, with the school beginning an effort to restore the festive spirit by awarding “Believe” badges.
“We understand that the vicar of St Faith’s, Lee-on-the-Solent, the Rev Paul Chamberlain, was leading RE lessons for 10 and 11-year-olds at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School,” a spokesperson said. Said. The Diocese of Portsmouth said.
“After talking about the Nativity story from the Bible, he made some comments about the existence of Father Christmas. Paul has admitted that it was an error of judgment, and that he should not have done it. He apologized unreservedly to the school, to the parents and to the children, and the headmaster immediately wrote to all parents to explain this to them.”
The school and the diocese were cooperating on the matter to minimize the damage and the headmaster briefly wrote a note to parents apologizing for Rev Chamberlain’s actions.
