A mum has been left raging after her daughter got an 'unfair' detention for accidently burping in her PE class.
The school pupil was playing netball when she claims she accidentally burped.
She says she quickly looked around to see if any of her classmates had noticed, when she caught her teacher's attention. Already embarrassed over what happened, she said the teacher ordered her out of the class, saying it was "bad manners".
She also says she was told to change back into her regular school uniform before spending the rest of the lesson copying from a textbook and being sent to after school detention as punishment for her behaviour in class, reports the Mirror.
Taking to Mumsnet to vent about the situation, the girl's mum said: "My eldest daughter, [who is in] year 9, came home later from school than she usually would.
"When she got in, I asked her why and she told me she had been at a 20 minute after school detention for burping in PE while playing netball in the gym."
The mum couldn't believe her daughter was given such a "harsh detention" over an accidental burp - and called the teacher "silly" and "ridiculous" for it.
However, she is thankful that her daughter has now "calmed down" about the entire situation - and is no longer upset about it.
While most users shared their shock over the "over-the-top punishment", others urged her to speak to the PE teacher to better understand her reasoning behind it.
One user said: "Did the loud burp follow 15 minutes of whispering to her friend, giggling and trying to make the person in front of her laugh?
"I suspect that there's more to this story than she has shared with you and that she had been messing about for most of the lesson and the teacher had had enough."
Another user added: "If it was a loud burp it's a bit rude, she could have stifled it. I think it's OK - 20 mins after school isn't very long."
A third user said: "Was she accidentally burping or was she deliberately being disruptive or disrespectful. I'd be very surprised if it was a simple as your daughter is making out."
One more user added: "Loud burping is gross and disrespectful - most people can control it."
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