I think we should impose sanctions on Uruguay. We have to protect the children in the playground from harmful foreign influences. I heard that Uruguay have some secret WMDs. Wouldn't surprise me and makes me nervous. They could devastate the Falkland Islands if given the chance.

There's nothing at all to suggest he has issues, and nobody is saying the school weren't right to punish him. The parents have stated he was aware that the behaviour was wrong and they're not condoning his actions.. The article highlights why he bit, the reasoning behind his action as explained by the boy at the time, therefore it does have a bearing here.
The school has a right to be concerned naturally but also a duty to work with the parents to educate the lad into accepting that this behaviour even by your favourite 'sportsperson' is wrong.

He's 7 years old. he'll learn from this. was bound to happen eventually

...’a final warning’ would indicate that there have been other issues with the child so I think it’s reasonable to assume there have been other incidents of behavioural issues...and I know the article has given their reasons for him biting but I don’t really hold any credibility with The Sun and neither would I really assume the word of a 7yr old child because I wouldn’t know whether he did actually say that or in what circumstances etc..whether it was ‘suggested’ to him..none of that I could possibly know so I’m not going to assume that he did emulate anyone...the only thing with this that I do know is that particular school and its policies so I’m fairly certain that a permanent exclusion wouldn’t have been ‘warned’ on this one singular incident..only a very short one of a day probably...


..parents have a great responsibility to work with the school with things like this as well and laying blame and seeking publicity in a National newspaper would probably not be the best way and for that they are responsible but not necessarily for their son’s behaviour though..biting is wrong/physically hurting another child (or adult) in any way is wrong but the reasons that biting is of a particular concern in older children is that, with other behaviour issues/anger issues etc it can be an indication of Autism as autistic children have a lack of sensual awareness...I don’t know if this is the case with this child at all and have no information more than anyone else has from reading this story and the little information we’re given and how much of it is ‘fact’...so I’m only commenting on what we’ve been told which is the same for everyone and giving my thoughts on it....if it were with this child though that any type of behavioural disorder had been looked at or was being looked at in terms of a diagnosis and the school’s resources had been exhausted and with little progress to the child then a permanent exclusion would be the only thing because a mainstream school may not be the best thing for the child...one thing that really annoys me though and a bugbear of mine.. which is a bit off topic I know... is how long a child with behavioural/anger problems etc can have to wait to be diagnosed when school/parents are screaming at the ‘experts’ that this is not just a ‘naughty child or a phase’...and how stressful and frustrating that is to everyone involved including the child....

So the kid saw this on TV and copied it, wrong I know but not serious enough to be expelled over.

Usual over-reaction where has the common sense gone ?