Alex, 5, was sent a bill for not turning up at a classmate’s party. But his dad said he wouldn’t pay.
Ever been invited to a party but you couldn't make it? Ever been BILLED for your non-attendance? Five-year-old Alex Nash just was and his dad's not happy.
Little Alex had the £15.95 invoice put in his school bag after he failed to turn up to a classmate's birthday party at Plymouth's Ski Slope and Snowboard Centre before Christmas.
The Plymouth Herald reported that his dad, Derek, originally confirmed Alex would be attending, but he'd forgotten about a prearranged day trip with Alex's grandparents the same day.
He had no contact details for the friend's parents and Alex didn't turn up.
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Then on 15 January this was put in Alex's schoolbag by a teacher at the request of the birthday boy's mum. Derek said he "thought it was a joke" at first.
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Derek said the school "couldn't apologise enough that one of the teachers had passed this on", and said that the headteacher would "remind staff this is a breach of protocol".
Derek visited the birthday boy's family to complain and said he wouldn't be paying up:
When she [the boy's mum] answered the door I told her I had found the invoice in my son's school bag and that I wasn't happy about it. I told her I would not be paying her the money.
I told her she should have spoken to me first and not put the invoice in my son's school bag.
I would have sympathised with her about the cost of Alex not showing up, but I just can't believe the way she has gone around it.
Nash claims that the birthday boy's parents have threatened to take the case to court, the Herald reported.
