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When 51-year-old Stephen Callaghan’s 12-year-old daughter, Ruby, came home to tell her dad she’d been split into a girls-only group at school for a makeover in the library, while all the boys had been taken to their local hardware store, Bunnings, he was understandably confused, and pretty damn annoyed.

Deciding not to just leave the situation, Stephen voiced his frustration in a letter to Ruby’s school, demanding to know why the school had seemingly reverted back to the olden days, when boys and girls were divided by gender.

‘I must draw your attention to a serious incident,’ his letter read.

‘When Ruby left for school yesterday it was 2017 but when she returned home in the afternoon she was from 1968.

‘I know this to be the case as Ruby informed me that the “girls” in Year 6 would be attending the school library to get their hair and make-up done on Monday afternoon while the “boys” are going to Bunnings.

‘Are you able to search the school buildings for a rip in the space-time continuum? Perhaps a faulty Flux Capacitor hidden away in the girls toilet block?

‘I look forward to this being rectified and my daughter and other girls at the school being returned to this this millennium where school activities are not divided sharply along gender lines.’

Before sending the letter to the school, Stephen decided to take a photo of it and shared it on Twitter, where it has received more than 2,000 retweets and nearly 7,000 likes.

People were quick to applaud Stephen for his brilliant tweet

Stephen told Metro.co.uk that Ruby had come home to tell her dad what had happened at school that day – and that she was very ‘indignant’.

‘She did originally want to go to Bunnings and had asked her male teacher if she could go but was told the Bunnings trip was only for the boys,’ he explained.

Stephen said that while he wasn’t upset with the school, he was incredibly disappointed to find they were still splitting kids activities based on gender.

‘I feel that in primary school girls shouldn’t have choices made for them based solely on their gender,’ he said.

After seeing Stephen’s note, Ruby’s school sent out a release on social media.

The release read: ‘A long tradition at Dubbo West Public School has been activities including preparing hair and light make-up with professionals on the day of the Year 6 graduation.

‘Several years ago, the visit to Bunnings replaced the previous boys’ activity. The school is happy to accommodate any student who prefers the alternative activity.

‘No parents or students have approached the school with concerns about the choice of activities.’

Ruby has since been given a note letting her know she is free to pick whichever excursion she likes in the future.

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