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Teachers seize disco equipment from 12-year-old boy who hosted rave in school toilets
'Cael had been up and ready to leave early that morning, and he had the biggest smile on his face so I knew he had something up his sleeve'
Cael had advertised the event on the picture sharing platform Snapchat a week prior to the event Credit: Paul Cousans/Zenpix Ltd
The teachers at St Anthony’s Catholic College in Urmston may come to regret confiscating 12-year-old Cael Bell’s disco equipment.
After all, he wouldn’t be the first errant schoolboy to go on to greater things after trying out his entrepreneurial skills on his classmates.
All Cael wanted to do was cheer the mood and offer a service, in his case with a little party for his fellow Year 8 pupils during troubled times.
But his teachers took a dim view of the affair after they discovered the event he was hosting involved music decks, speakers and disco lights being crammed into the boys’ toilets.
Despite showing strong entrepreneurial instincts, teachers swiftly confiscated his disco equipment and phoned Cael’s parents to let them know this was not the kind of thing they could allow on school premises.
Cael’s mother, Louise, however confessed that rather than telling her son off, she could only really see the funny side of it.
Mrs Bell said: "I had to laugh. It has been a terrible year and I couldn't be angry with my son for trying to spread some cheer.
"When I got the call, it made perfect sense. Cael had been up, dressed and ready to leave for school early that morning which was unheard of in our house. He had the biggest smile on his face so I knew he had something up his sleeve.”
Besides, it was this sort of spirit which led Lord Alan Sugar to collect free remnants of fabrics from local workshops to sell to rag-and-bone men when he was only 10. By the age of 13, he had convinced the deputy headmaster of his secondary school to invest in a printing machine, and published a monthly magazine that he sold to parents on the local council estate.
Cael's mum said: 'Music is Cael's motivation and we couldn't be mad at him for expressing and sharing that passion. It was very inventive of him' Credit: Joe Hutchison/Louise Bell/Deadline News
Likewise Virgin boss Richard Branson (whose headmaster told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire) sold a self-published magazine to fellow students before going on to set up a mail order record business, while jam tycoon Fraser Doherty began selling preserves made from his grandmother’s recipes at the age of 14 and now sells his SuperJam brand through major supermarkets.
Cael had advertised the event on the picture sharing platform Snapchat a week prior. The guest list included 'all year 8 boys', who were each given a Cadbury Twirl and bottle of Lucozade once the party started, with aspiring DJ Cael in charge of the music.
Unfortunately for him and his fellow ravers they were quickly rumbled, with teachers shutting down the lunchtime party after thirty minutes.
After being rung by the school Mrs Bell, a hairdresser from Urmston, Manchester, asked her son to explain himself.
"When we asked him why he'd done it, he told us school was boring and that they had nothing to do at lunch time. I wish there had been a Cael when I was in school, it would have been much more fun. Music is Cael's motivation and we couldn't be mad at him for expressing and sharing that passion. It was very inventive of him,” she said.
She added: "School weren't happy and explained they'd had to confiscate his equipment because they couldn't facilitate such behaviour. But I could tell that even they saw the funny side too. It sounded like they were doing their best not to laugh on the phone.”
After posting news of Cael’s early misadventures in events management on her own social media channels Mrs Bell was inundated with messages of support for him, including offers of free entry to various clubs nights, including Midlands-based Hoochy Koochy, who described Cael as a “little legend”.
One music fan wrote: “The kid is doing more for the UK scene than most DJs and promoters.”
Supporters have offered to raise funds to replace Cael’s music deck and speakers, including his local Urmston Boxing Club.
Mrs Bell, whose posts about Cael’s escapades were shared more than 400,000 times on social media platforms, said on Friday: "He loves music, but is quite overwhelmed by his new-found fame. All his school friends are calling the house telling him he's gone viral.
"We're just proud that our son has brought a smile to so many people after such a difficult year. If you can't laugh, then something's not right."
A spokesman for St Anthony’s College said: "We are aware of the incident and have been investigating."
Additional reporting by Dominic Penna
www.telegraph.co.uk
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