A school in the US has come in for extreme criticism over its cruel punishment of a child who was late for school.

 

In a heartbreaking Facebook post created by his grandmother, Laura Hoover, first-grader Hunter is seen eating his lunch in isolation behind a cardboard box as punishment for being a minute late to school.

 

Ms Hoover explained:

 

“This is my grandson, Hunter. He’s a little first-grader. His momma’s car sometimes doesn’t like to start right up. Sometimes he’s a couple minutes late to school. Yesterday, he was 1 minute late and this is what his momma discovered they do to punish him! They have done this to him 6 times for something that is out of this baby’s control! They make a mockery of him in front of the other students! The principal is responsible for this. His mom found him there, crying, and took him home for the day. Anyone want to help me flood this lady principal with calls telling her how inappropriate this is?”

 

 

Despite only being uploaded yesterday, Ms Hoover’s post has already amassed thousands of likes and comments of support, condemning staff and management at Lincoln Elementary School over the incident.

 

According to reports, a number of media establishments reached out to the school, but it has yet to address the issue.

 

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