Parents say their young children had to be prised from their arms at the school gates after a rule change following the half term break.
Families returned for the first day back at Sandbrook Community Primary School in Rochdale on Monday morning and had to drop their youngsters, as young as nursery age, at the gates rather than walk them to class.
Mums have told us it was 'utter chaos' with 'children in tears' and 'shaking at the knees with worry'. A video shared with the Manchester Evening News shows one five-year-old crying as he's forced to leave his mum at the gate. Join our FREE Manchester Family WhatsApp group by clicking here The change was announced to parents in a letter before February half term, but families say there was no consultation and they had no chance to raise any objections before it came into force.
One mum, whose three children have additional needs, told us: "My children have been prized from my arms in utter devastating circumstances.
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