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Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins calls time on 'patronising' school debate as alarms go off

Charlotte Hawkins brought a contentious Good Morning Britain debate to an end on Friday's show as guests clashed over school subjects and the discussion was disrupted by alarms in the background.

Charlotte and ITV co-host Ben Shephard were at the helm of the show as it came to an end for another week, and as the show was nearing the two hour mark, they discussed a statement from head teacher Katharine Birbalsingh claiming that girls don't like Physics because they're "put off by hard Maths." Looking less than impressed, Charlotte asked: "Well, is there any truth in what she said?"

As Charlotte spoke, the question 'Are there Boy and Girl subjects?' flashed up on screen and pie charts seemed to back up the teachers statement. The charts were based on the A-level subject choices for both sexes, with results showing that Physics classes were made up of 77% male students, while Performing Arts was 94%.

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