'How is there a THIRTY-year-old man in our maths class?' 'Asylum seeker' pupil is removed from school and reported to the Home Office after parents and classmates claimed he was 'lying about being 15 to get GCSEs'
A 15-year-old alleged asylum seeker student is being investigated by the Home Office over claims he may actually be a 30-year-old man.
The schoolboy, from the Middle East, started at Stoke High School in Ipswich, Suffolk, having arrived in the UK unaccompanied earlier this year.
The pupil, who is now in Year 11 and studying for his GCSEs, is alleged to have told classmates that he is far older than his age on his documents.
One pupil posted a picture of the 'boy' in uniform in a classroom on
Snapchat with a message saying: 'How's there a 30-year-old man in our maths class?'
Today the boy, who is claimed to have a bearded selfie on a now-deleted Facebook profile, has been pulled out of school after the headteacher referred him to the Home Office.
This has sparked an investigation by immigration officials who want to determine his age.
Mother Stacey Bonner, 31, wrote on Facebook before he was removed: 'The school have confirmed to me by phone this morning that he is still attending school and there is nothing they can do until the Home Office prove his age.'
Lee Northcott added: 'I am shocked and outraged that this has happened when my son and nephew attends this school.
'They need to get to the bottom of this and get it resolved as soon as possible.'
A woman whose younger brother is at the school told MailOnline the pupil looks more like one of the parents than a 15-year-old boy.
She said she was stunned how he got a place at the school when he had facial hair.
She said: It's quite worrying for us, how this has been allowed to happen. We aren't being told anything. The school has been really secretive about it'.
The woman added: 'I am amazed he managed to get a place at the school in the first place. He looks more like one of the parents'.
Parents of other pupils have called for him to be removed from the school, saying it is obvious that he has lied about his age to stay in the UK and get an education.
The pupil is believed to have had his age assessed by being asked question by immigration officials when he apparently arrived in the UK without paperwork after travelling via Germany.
As a result of concerns expressed by parents, the school which is run by the Ormiston Academies Trust has now asked the Home Office to investigate.
The pupil is said to have now taken down his Facebook page which allegedly showed a profile picture of him with a beard, taking a selfie.
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