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Angharad Thomas

Pupil 'upset' and 'embarrassed' after being rejected from school choir based on her voice

A woman is angry that her daughter was rejected from the school choir. On the popular online forum Mumsnet, the woman said that school choirs should be available for all students, as it's "harsh" to exclude children who want to join. However, many Mumsnet users thought it was a fair decision if her daughter wasn't a "great" singer.

As her child - who is in Year 7 - was "upset" and "embarrassed" about being rejected, the mother sought advice online. On the 'am I being unreasonable' thread, she wrote: "Just had DD [dear daughter] come in upset. It's quite random as it's the middle of the night and a weekend and we had a nice day today, told me she is still sad about how she is a bad singer and she doesn't want to see her music teacher as she is too embarrassed, etc.

"DD [dear daughter] tried out for the school choir which is done by audition so obviously she was aware there was some kind of judging involved and so was I but I do think rejecting a year 7 into something they are interested in trying is harsh, especially when it's hard enough for year 7s.

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