Cumbernauld tackle suspension is over
Last week, Argyle Barclay was accused of leaving a fellow pupil with serious ligament damage to his ankle amidst claims that he had deliberately mounted a tackle at a later stage, causing greater injury.
The teacher, taking the class, ex-professional footballer and UEFA coach Kevin McBride ‘‘one of the worst challenges I have ever seen.”
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Hide AdThe pupil was then reported to the school’s senior management team who opted to suspend the child - whose mother Elaine insisted that the tackle was an accident.
She then contacted a national newspaper and the story hit national headlines - amidst claims that teachers had over-reacted.
Since then, education bosses have confirmed to the Cumbernauld News that the child will be allowed to return to the school tomorrow after the September weekend break.