WITH 22 children, they’ve undoubtedly experienced their fair share of parenting challenges over the years.
But in their new book The Radfords: Making Life Count, Noel Radford claims his children’s teachers “had it out for them” – which led to many of their problems at school.
In one chapter he said that his son Josh – now 16 – will be ‘affected’ for the rest of his life by his teacher’s decision not to give him the chance to play for his football team at Wembley.
“This was year six, which meant Josh missed out on playing at Wembley at the age of 10,” Noel wrote.
“It still bothers Josh to this day and will affect him for the rest of his life.
“I sometimes think – because there were also two girls who didn’t get to go to their prom – that it’s a case of teachers thinking, ‘It’s the Radfords’ and targeting us.”
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In addition to Josh’s problems at school, Sue and Noel’s daughters Sophie and Millie also encountered some problems.
“I remember her being very upset because she didn’t get along with that one teacher and she wasn’t allowed to go to her prom because this teacher didn’t like her,” Sue wrote.
‘She wasn’t really naughty, just a little naughty, I would say.
“But she never got over the fact that this teacher didn’t let her go to the prom.”
“She was just talking when she shouldn’t have been talking. She wasn’t being rude or answering or anything,” Noel added.
While with Millie she was “a drama queen from the start – very loud!” Sue laughed.
“She was always a handful,” Noel noted, adding, “She didn’t really like school.”
“And I don’t think they liked her, probably because she was so loud,” Sue interjected.
“She wasn’t allowed to go to her prom because… her behavior wasn’t great, right?
“And I think that decision has always affected her.
“The same thing happened to Sophie.”