5 Year Old Boy Denied Enrollment In Catholic School Because His Surname Is Hell.

[matcom]

<snip>

VICTORIAN Catholic school denies closing the gates to a five-year-old boy because his surname is Hell.

Dad Alex Hell says a priest refused to enrol his son, Max, at St Peter Apostle School in Hoppers Crossing.

But the school denies taking offence and says an enrolment offer from the end of last term remains on the table.

Hell is a traditional Austrian surname meaning bright.

The boy's parents complained he was being bullied and harassed over his surname at his current school and sought a transfer, Herald Sun Online understands.

Mr Hell said he first told the school's principal he was prepared to enrol his child in a prep class under his wife's maiden name to avoid potential ridicule.

But he later changed his mind.

He claims a local priest who was consulted refused to accept the boy under the Hell surname.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22042622-13762,00.html

[malta blue]

1. Doesn't the principal know that the lighting strike from

G*D is poised right above him for denying the kid's admittance???

It really does take all kinds....:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

2. Oh Hell!

:hide:

[Strawman]

3. When the kid sang "Love Comes In Spurts" that didn't help either

[mitchum]

6. LOL!!!

well done :)

Yes, when I read the OP my first thought was "What a cool name...and unlike Richard Meyer the kid didn't have to change it to Hell"

[Debi]

4. Gotta love the Catholics!

:thumbsup:

[redqueen]

5. oh come on

like they're a homogenous group

[caty]

7. Well, they sure as hell don't want

to visit here....
http://www.hell2u.com/

[PoconoPragmatist]

8. Ohhh, Kay...

Hell no...he won't go!! Hell no...he won't go!! ROFL!!

[bigwillq]

10. Hello!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[PoconoPragmatist]

12. Thank you.

Find some interesting stuff here, and not all politics, either.

[Roon]

9. Hell...that's just as bad as having the surname hilter

poor guy.

[matcom]

11. at least if he had the latter

he would be a constant guest on the History Channel

[ClassWarfare2008]

13. Where exactly in Austria is little Max Hell from?

Wouldn't be Fucking Austria, by any chance??

[deucemagnet]

14. Cool. He was spared from Catholic school, *and* he has

a name that sounds like it belongs to a video game hero. Sounds like everything is coming up aces for Max Hell. :)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

15. Wonder if he's related to Richard Hell?

"Remember Dick Hell? Remember?"

[jmowreader]

16. It would be cool if he was related to Rudolf Hell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hell

Rudolf Hell invented a lot of cool stuff, like the Hellschreiber, an early fax machine.

[Evoman]

17. I won't feel sorry for the kid.

Thats the fucking coolest name ever. He should drop out of school and become a private investigator/demon hunter.