Dad and mom fume after son is kicked out of Morrisons attributable to strict ‘no children’ rule

Two dad and mom have mentioned they may by no means store at Morrisons ever once more after their youngster was allegedly kicked out of a buying centre.

The couple declare their son, Oliver Atkinson, was faraway from the Killingworth Morrisons in North Tyneside as a result of the centre banned under-18s who should not accompanied by an grownup.

Mr Atkinson’s mom claimed he was approached and instructed to depart by a safety guard who requested the 13-year-old to depart the premises.

His dad and mom have been left outraged by the incident which occurred final week.

ChronicleLive reported that Mr Atkinson had gone to the Morrisons to check out his bicycle and get elements for sausage and egg muffins, a recipe he had realized in school.

However, quickly after he arrived, he was reportedly requested to depart, angering his dad and mom.

Mr Aktinson’s mom, Hazel, mentioned she was left on maintain for an hour earlier than hanging up when she referred to as to make a proper criticism to the grocery store.

The incident was prompted by new guidelines established on the Killingworth Morrisons over under-18s.

The new guidelines say that under-18s can’t be admitted with no accountable grownup after 4pm. Hazel mentioned her son went straight to the buying centre at round 3.30pm.

She mentioned: “It’s quite frustrating because Oliver is 13 and he’s just getting into cooking and he loves to cook for himself.

“He was looking forward to getting all this stuff and they’ve banned him from going to the shop.

“We usually collect the ingredients for him but he wanted to go himself on his new bike so we gave him the money and off he went.”

Hazel mentioned that whereas they’ve been utilizing the Killingworth Morrisons for years, they will now shop elsewhere.

She said: “We spend about five or six hundred pounds in that shop for food, petrol, all sorts. Not anymore.”

They added that they would go to alternative shops such as Aldi or Sainsbury’s.

Ms Atkinson said she did not understand the reason for the blanket ban, and believes the policy to be ‘ageist’.

Ms Atkinson said: “Ban the kids who are causing trouble by all means, but if a regular adult came in and started a fight, that adult would be banned from the shop and it would be policed.

“I do not know the way they do it, however why ban all the youngsters as an alternative of simply the few who’re inflicting bother? That’s what I do not perceive.”

Mr Atkinson’s father, Andrew added: “It’s disgusting that Morrisons are allowed to teach our town’s young people that it is ok to discriminate against someone because of their age.”

A spokesperson for Morrisons mentioned: “The safety of our staff and customers is the most important thing for us and so we have temporarily introduced a ban while we look for a long-term solution.”