The mother of a teenage boy who was told he could no longer attend a mainstream school and instead had to go to an alternative facility is celebrating after winning her battle with educators.

Lynn Morton took up her fight after she was informed just days before the start of the September term that her 16-year-old son Antwon was no longer welcome at Berkeley Institute.

She was told that an incident last year, when her son had been attacked with a broom, had led to his removal from the school, along with the fact that he had failed some classes and had not completed some assignments.

However, Ms Morton said her child deserved to stay at the secondary school and did not warrant being transferred to CARE Learning Centre, which is one of the facilities Government's is using to educate troublesome students.

She said she had spent $7,000 this summer sending Antwon to an air academy in the States in an attempt to straighten him out - and said his reports were glowing.

And in an attempt to get her son reinstated into Berkeley, management at the Florida Air Academy even sent copies of his summer reports to Berkeley headteacher Michelle Gabisi, which were also copied to The Royal Gazette.

The Pembroke mother said: "Berkeley said my son was no longer allowed to attend there - and they even sent him home when he turned up as usual for the start of term.

"But I think when the school saw his reports from the air academy, they were happy to have him back. The reports are very good.

"Antwon was allowed back last Monday and he is working. He has promised to keep it up. I have already told him, I will fight for him once, but not a second time. He has to do this with his work.

"We are both glad that he has been allowed to return to Berkeley."

The Royal Gazette was unable to make contact with Ms Gabisi.