Dozens of pupils were given detentions for watching the solar eclipse – at a school that had boasted it would be celebrating the ‘rare and spectacular’ phenomenon. But only younger children at the Merseyside secondary were allowed to watch the once-in-a-generation event, with the rest of the school ordered to remain indoors. Hilbre High School, Wirral, had announced an eclipse-based science project with its younger pupils, who had spent the previous week making safety goggles so they could watch it, saying: ‘Key Stage 3 will be focused on the rare and spectacular event. Hilbre High School (pictured) in Wirral, Merseyside, organised an eclipse-based project with its younger pupils but told the rest of the school to stay indoors. 'It is great to see students engaging in real-life events.’ But the ban on older children watching the eclipse sparked a revolt, with an entire class skipping lessons so they would not miss out. Almost 30 Year 10 pupils streamed out into the streets to watch the moon pass in front of the sun, only to be given immediate detentions. Orders: The school (pictured logo) gave detentions for the class of 30 children that skipped lessons after warning about looking at the eclipse with the naked eye. Last night, parents complained their children had been punished just for showing curiosity about the world around them. Clifford Stott, whose daughter was one of those given a detention, said: ‘It was the perfect platform for engaging the children with a whole range of educational issues – physics, mathematics and cosmology. 'To punish them does little more than alienate them. I feel outraged.’ The school insisted it had punished the children for disobeying warnings during assembly at the start of the day about the dangers of looking at the eclipse with the naked eye. Principal Jan Levenson said: ‘It was a question of safety. At the heart of this has been the protection of children from the harmful effects of viewing the eclipse without proper eye protection.’ During detention, she added, pupils were asked to ‘reflect on their misbehaviour, their truanting and the fact they put themselves at very serious risk’. The solar eclipse on Friday morning was the first this century and there won't be another one for 19 years.
Summarize the highlights of this article.
Hilbre High School announced an eclipse-based project for younger pupils.
Rest of the school were ordered to remain indoors during the phenomenon.
But an entire class of older pupils skipped lessons to watch solar eclipse.
They were given immediate detentions after 'looking at it with naked eye'
Parents have complained children were punished for showing curiosity.
Dussintals elever fick kvarsittning för att ha sett solförmörkelsen – på en skola som hade skrutit skulle det vara att fira det ”sällsynta och spektakulära” fenomenet. Men endast yngre barn på Merseysidesekundären fick titta på evenemanget en gång i generation, med resten av skolan beordrad att stanna inomhus. Hilbre High School, Wirral, hade tillkännagivit ett förmörkelsebaserat vetenskapsprojekt med sina yngre elever, som hade tillbringat veckan med att göra skyddsglasögon så att de kunde titta på det, och sagt: ”Nyckelsteg 3 kommer att fokuseras på den sällsynta och spektakulära händelsen. Hilbre High School (bildad) i Wirral, Merseyside, organiserade ett förmörkelsebaserat projekt med sina yngre elever men sade till resten av skolan att stanna inomhus. "Det är fantastiskt att se elever delta i verkliga händelser." Men förbudet mot äldre barn att titta på solförmörkelsen utlöste en revolt, med en hel klass hoppa lektioner så att de inte skulle gå miste om. Nästan 30 År strömmade 10 elever ut på gatorna för att se månen passera framför solen, bara för att få omedelbar kvarsittning. Beställningar: Skolan (bildens logotyp) gav kvarsittning för klassen på 30 barn som hoppade över lektioner efter varning om att titta på solförmörkelsen med blotta ögat. I går kväll klagade föräldrar över att deras barn hade straffats bara för att de hade visat nyfikenhet på världen omkring sig. Clifford Stott, vars dotter var en av dem som fick kvarsittning, sade: ”Det var den perfekta plattformen för att engagera barnen med en hel rad utbildningsfrågor – fysik, matematik och kosmologi. "Att straffa dem gör dem inte mycket mer än alienerar dem. Jag känner mig upprörd.’ Skolan insisterade på att den hade straffat barnen för att de inte lydde varningar under sammankomsten i början av dagen om farorna med att betrakta solförmörkelsen med blotta ögat. Rektor Jan Levenson sade: ”Det var en säkerhetsfråga. I centrum för detta har man skyddat barnen mot de skadliga effekterna av att betrakta solförmörkelsen utan ordentligt ögonskydd. Under frihetsberövandet ombads eleverna att ”reflektera över sitt dåliga uppförande, sin skolkning och det faktum att de utsatte sig för mycket allvarliga risker”. Solförmörkelsen på fredag morgon var den första detta århundrade och det kommer inte att finnas en till på 19 år. Sammanfatta höjdpunkterna i den här artikeln.
Dozens of students were detained for seeing the eclipse – at a school that had boasted it would be celebrating the “rare and spectacular” phenomenon. But only younger children on the Merseyside secondary had to watch the event once in a generation, with the rest of the school ordered to stay indoors. Hilbre High School, Wirral, had announced an eclipse-based science project with his younger students, who had spent the week making goggles so they could watch it, saying: “Key Stage 3 will focus on the rare and spectacular event. Hilbre High School (formed) in Wirral, Merseyside, organized an eclipse-based project with his younger students but told the rest of the school to stay indoors. "It's amazing to see students participate in real events." But the ban on older children watching the eclipse triggered a revolt, with an entire class jumping lessons so they wouldn't miss out on. Nearly 30 Years, 10 students streamed onto the streets to see the moon pass in front of the sun, only to get immediate detention. Orders: The school (image logo) provided detention for the class of 30 children who skipped classes after warning to watch the eclipse with the naked eye. Last night, parents complained that their children had been punished simply because they had shown curiosity about the world around them. Clifford Stott, whose daughter was one of those given detention, said: “It was the perfect platform to engage children with a whole range of educational issues – physics, mathematics and cosmology. "To punish them doesn't do them much more than alienate them. I feel upset.’ The school insisted that it had punished the children for not obeying warnings during the assembly at the beginning of the day about the dangers of viewing the eclipse with the naked eye. Principal Jan Levenson said: "It was a security issue. At the heart of this has been the protection of children against the harmful effects of viewing the eclipse without proper eye protection. During detention, students were asked to ‘reflect over their bad conduct, their truancy and the fact that they were exposed to very serious risks’. The eclipse of the sun on Friday morning was the first of this century and there will not be another one in 19 years. Summarize the highlights of this article.
Hilbre High School tillkännagav ett förmörkelsebaserat projekt för yngre elever. Resten av skolan beordrades att stanna inomhus under fenomenet. Men en hel klass äldre elever hoppade över lektioner för att se solförmörkelsen. De fick omedelbart kvarsittning efter att ha "titta på den med blotta ögat" Föräldrar har klagat barn straffas för att visa nyfikenhet.
Hilbre High School announced an eclipse-based project for younger students. The rest of the school was ordered to stay indoors during the phenomenon. But an entire class of older students skipped classes to see the eclipse. They immediately received detention after "looking at it with the naked eye" Parents have complained children are being punished for showing curiosity.