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Leeds pupil sent home for selling hand sanitiser Leeds pupil 'sent home' for selling hand sanitiser
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A teenager was sent home from school after being caught selling shots of hand sanitiser to his fellow pupils at 50p a go. A teenager was sent home from school after being caught selling shots of hand sanitiser to his fellow pupils at 50p a go, his family claimed.
His mother, Jenny Tompkins, from Leeds, posted a picture of him arriving home earlier after his entrepreneurial exploits at Dixons Unity Academy.His mother, Jenny Tompkins, from Leeds, posted a picture of him arriving home earlier after his entrepreneurial exploits at Dixons Unity Academy.
In a post on Facebook, she said it was hard to discipline her son when his "dad called to say he was a legend".In a post on Facebook, she said it was hard to discipline her son when his "dad called to say he was a legend".
He plans to use the £9 he made to buy a kebab, she added. The school denied it had excluded any pupils for selling hand sanitiser.
Some respondents to the post, which was shared nearly 130,000 times, praised his efforts.Some respondents to the post, which was shared nearly 130,000 times, praised his efforts.
One said "can't fault his logic".One said "can't fault his logic".
Others reminisced about selling cigarettes for £1 a go.Others reminisced about selling cigarettes for £1 a go.
Someone else said: "Bet he gets an A in economics."Someone else said: "Bet he gets an A in economics."
His mother, however, said she tried to be serious when the school called, and later when her son arrived home "with a big grin on his face".His mother, however, said she tried to be serious when the school called, and later when her son arrived home "with a big grin on his face".
She said this was made more difficult after she called his father at work, who responded by calling him "a [expletive] legend".She said this was made more difficult after she called his father at work, who responded by calling him "a [expletive] legend".
She added as well as buying a kebab, her son used some of the cash to buy a multipack of Doritos. Her son plans to use the £9 he made to buy a kebab and a multipack of Doritos, she added.
No-one from the school was available for comment. In a statement, the school said: "No pupil has ever been excluded for selling hand sanitiser".
"The student in question was excluded for a separate and unrelated incident in line with academy behaviour policy."
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