Parents have shown support for a local school after it was accused of "cancelling" Winston Churchill and JK Rowling.
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School in Richmond, south west London was branded "woke" after renaming two schoolhouses that bore the names of Churchill and Rowling.
The school, which educates pupils aged three to 11, claimed that the students had pushed for the name change and said it had not received any complaints about the decision.
Headteacher Alison Bateman made the move during Black History Month.
The other schoolhouses - named after TV's Sir David Attenborough and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst - have remained the same.
Rowling’s views on trans rights have divided opinion and caused some fans to distance themselves from her.
Assistant head Fiona Whiteside today (THU) said the children wanted the names to be more diverse.
One parent, who did not wish to be named, said at the school gate today: ‘’It's a great idea. It has come from the kids and was pupil-led.
‘’This is not about ‘bashing’ Winston Churchill, it is about being more inclusive and progressive.
‘’My daughter is in Year One and she may be too young to understand it all, but there have been no negative comments at all.’’
Another said: ‘’The whole ‘row’ is ridiculous and silly and has been overblown. Of course I support the changes.
‘’They have not ‘cancelled’ anyone and people should calm down.’’
But another said: ‘’I am not very pleased. They should have spoken to the parents as well as the children. It would be nice to have been involved.
‘’If they were going to change the houses they should have changed all of them, not just two. They didn’t say whether or not it was for a reason.
‘’I do not believe in cancel culture, but it is a good school and I am not too worried.’’
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