A star of The Aprentice ruffled feathers on GMB this morning by admitting she lied on the application form to get her son into her preferred school. Bushra Shaikh, 38, who lives in Surrey with her family, admitted she used an old address on her son’s application so she could pretend she was still part of the right catchment area, during a debate on Good Morning Britain. The businesswoman said she isn’t sorry that she lied on the application, arguing parents’ will always do what’s best for their children.
Broadcaster Shay Kaur Grewal said she was ‘sickened’ by wealthy parents who ‘price out’ children from good schools with tactics such as renting a property nearby. Meanwhile, while some viewers agreed catchment areas can be unfair, others said being dishonest on a school application teaches children to be liars.
