ANGRY parents have called for a Wyre Forest councillor to resign and publicly apologise after she accused a school of spreading pro-Labour propaganda before withdrawing her claims days later.

Bewdley Primary School was thrust into the spotlight when Liberal councillor Fran Oborski complained that 10-year-olds had been sent home with homework based around Labour Party election material.

At a Worcestershire County Council meeting, Councillor Oborski raised concerns about the school of asking children “why their parents should vote Labour” and teaching youngsters the Nick Clegg “I’m sorry” song.

Her claims were reported in The Shuttle’s sister paper Worcester News and then picked up in national newspapers but, following a meeting with the school’s chair of governors Martin Saunders, Councillor Oborski withdrew her claims.

She said: “I am now completely reassured that everything at the school was appropriate and unbiased.”

One parent, who did not wish to be named, whose children attend Bewdley Primary School called for Councillor Oborski to publicly apologise.

She said: “I and many other parents are extremely angry about what Ms Oborski alleged and the fact that she has dragged the name of the school through the mud nationally over ill founded allegations she was later forced to retract.

“Had she followed the schools internal complaints procedure as she should have this could not have happened.”

Another Shuttle reader, William Statham, said: “Councillor Oborski should be ashamed of her actions, and should either apologise publicly or resign with immediate effect.”

But Councillor Oborski said she raised the issue after receiving a complaint from her god daughter and her parents.

She said: “I have spoken to and e-mailed the school. I accept that they acted in good faith.

I have never publicly named the school, I was very careful not to and I have God children in several Wyre Forest Schools.

“Perhaps those who named the school should apologise. I acted on a complaint from my God daughter and her parents which, as a councillor, I am fully entitled to do.”

Bewdley Primary head teacher Jane Woakes, said the tasks were "designed to increase understanding of democracy in Britain" based on Department for Education guidance.

She said: "Whilst only Labour material was sent home, the text was discussed in terms of what other political parties would have written, to establish the difference between fact and point of view.

"No questions led pupils or their parents to comment on who they would or should support.”

Mr Saunders said the governors had launched an investigation and he is happy with the findings.

He said: "Having investigated this matter I wholeheartedly support the methods by which pupils have developed their knowledge and understanding of British politics.

"I'm confident the school has given an unbiased and appropriate presentation of the facts to the children."

He said the meeting with Councillor Oborski ended positively.