A school has banned children from taking pencil cases into class in case they are used to hide sharp weapons.
St Anne's Primary School in Denton, Greater Manchester, took the drastic action after a boy was cut with a letter opener by another pupil. Paul Starkie, nine, suffered minor cuts to his chest and leg when he was involved in "boisterous play" earlier this week.
Teachers discovered that the letter opener had been brought into school hidden in a pencil case and have now banned them. The decision was branded "ridiculous" and "extreme" by education campaigners.
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