April Fool鈥檚 fun went a bit too far for some parents at an elementary school in Abbotsford over the weekend.

The principal of Irene Kelleher Tot铆:ltawtxw sent an email to all of the school鈥檚 parents, informing them that their child had been assigned to detention.

鈥淚t was brought to my attention that your child was involved in an incident today at lunch,鈥� the email stated. 鈥淚t was not pretty. People cried and no one was laughing. Luckily there were no serious injuries to others.鈥�

Several parents at the school posted screenshots of the email to social media channels, and contacted The News anonymously. They were upset that the principal would send out such an email without it being immediately obvious it was a prank.

She then told all the parents to send their children to the school 鈥渢omorrow,鈥� which was Sunday, April 2.

鈥淒o not pack any snacks but please send with a water bottle and a thick book. Staff are required to be there too, but I don鈥檛 anticipate they will be super happy.鈥�

Parents were instructed that the detention assignment would end at noon and they could 鈥渃ollect鈥� their children then.

The email is signed Mrs. (Shelley) Portas and includes a post script that clarifies the email was in jest.

鈥淚f you get there early and no one is there yet, please feel free to collect litter from around the property. Just be sure to leave at noon 鈥� when April fools day jokes are over! Have an amazing weekend everyone!!鈥�

The school district was quick to respond to a clarification request from The News regarding this type of email communication. The district鈥檚 manager of communications, Kayla Stuckart, said they are aware of the email and it was followed up later on April 1.

鈥淲e are 鈥� have reminded the principal about appropriate conduct for parent and family communication,鈥� Stuckart said.

鈥淎 follow-up email was sent to the school community on April 1st to clarify the intention of the April Fool鈥檚 joke and apologize for any stress that may have been caused by the original message.鈥�

READ MORE:

jessica.peters@abbynews.com
Like us on and follow us on .