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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Lucy Marshall & Adam May

Schoolgirl reduced to tears after being 'banned' from prom because of sick days

A schoolgirl left bedbound by a long-standing illness was reduced to tears after being "banned" from her prom.

Alisha Hoy, 16, was excited to celebrate her final year with friends but was told her poor attendance didn't warrant her being allowed to attend.

The Year 11 student at Airedale Academy in Castleford, West Yorkshire, has suffered with a bowel illness since she was a child and had to miss many of her lessons.

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