MSP slams school head's letter on use of Union flag

A major row has erupted at an East Renfrewshire primary school after its head teacher branded the Union flag "potentially offensive or sectarian" in a letter to parents.

- RYAN THOM

The letter - which leaked on social media - showed the head raising concerns about the UK's national flag being displayed at an event for parents and guardians.

As our sister title, the Scottish Daily Express reports, the incident unfolded at Cross Arthurlie Primary School in Barrhead with the correspondence signed by the headteacher Fiona MacDonald.

The official school communication has now gone viral, sparking a response from Scots Tory politicians who branded the letter "daft".

The criticism has forced council chiefs into an apology over the letter, with education bosses sorry for any "offence and upset" that has been caused.

In the letter, the head told families of P7 leavers that the use of a Union flag in images may have been a "mistake."