School bans blind girl from using walking cane because it might trip others

Lily-Grace Hooper was rendered virtually blind after suffering from a stroke at just four days old. Now, the 7-year-old girl from Bristol has been banned from using her walking cane in school.

Hambrook Primary School claims the cane is a "health and safety" risk. The school reportedly banned Lily's cane because it could potentially trip teachers and other students.

According to a report commissioned by the school, Lily-Grace's cane poses a "high risk" to those around her. The report advises that the youngster rely on full adult support "100 per cent" of the time.

Needless to say, Lily-Grace and her family are not happy with the decision.

"When the school told me she can no longer bring her cane into school, I just thought this must be health and safety gone mad," her mother, Kristy Hooper, told The Bristol Post.

In fact, the 7-year-old's mother is furious about it. Hooper is worried that having her daughter be dependent will set her apart from other students.

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Hooper said her daughter had been stumbling getting around before being given a cane last year. Since then, it has become "an extension of her daughter's arm." The girl had been using it at school since April and had no problems with it.

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Even the head of the Health and Public Safety sector team, Geoff Cox, seemed baffled by the decision.

"There is nothing in health and safety regulations that would ban a child using a walking stick in school - or anywhere else for that matter ... In cases like these people need to sit down and work out sensible and proportionate arrangements that will work in practice. I hope common sense prevails here," Cox said.

The school's head teacher, Jo Dent said Hambrook was open to discussing the issue with Lily-Grace's parents, and dismissed notions that they banned the girl from bringing her cane.

%shareLinks-quote="The pupil has not been banned from bringing in their cane, we have simply asked them to not use it around school as a temporary measure, until we have the chance to meet with the parent and discuss the situation." type="quote" author="Jo Dent" authordesc="Head Teacher, Hambrook Primary School" isquoteoftheday="false"%

"We are very keen to resolve this issue as soon as possible and have been actively seeking to engage with the parent to bring this to an agreeable conclusion," Dent said.

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