Mother of boy asked 'Are you brown because you're from Africa?' slams school for branding episode a 'racist incident'

The mother of a schoolboy who was asked whether he was 'brown because he's from Africa' today blasted the school for turning the innocent question into a 'racist incident'.

Nicola Allen, whose son was four at the time of the incident, said the matter had been blown out of proportion after Griffin Primary School in east Hull launched an investigation into playground comments made by Elliott Dearlove.

She insists she never accused seven-year-old Elliott of being racist following the comment. She also says she believes the child is being unfairly treated.

As a result of the incident, Elliott’s mother, Hayley White, 29, says she received a phone call to say her son had been at the centre of a 'racist incident'.       Read More