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The angels may have wobbly teeth and the head-dresses may be fashioned from tea-towels, but every parent will tell you that the school nativity play is one of the proudest moments of their lives.

Stay: "it's bonkers"

But a school in Bedfordshire is preventing parents from capturing the moment for ever - because it's worried that videos could fall into the hands of paedophiles.

The decision's been described as political correctness gone mad - but the headteacher is sticking to her guns.

So, who's right in this argument? We debated the pros and cons at 7.20am this morning - with Bedfordshire County Councillor Richard Stay and Ute Navidi, from Childline.

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Further details from BBC News Online

Head teacher at Sundon Lower School, Sue Stokes, has told parents in a letter that she is worried that photographs might get into the wrong hands.

On Thursday, Miss Stokes said she did not want to comment on this and referred inquiries to Bedfordshire County Council.

Sundon Lower School
The school sent a letter to parents

But the council told the BBC it is a matter for the school to manage locally.

Miss Stokes says in the letter: "This year a great deal of publicity has been centred on the issue of child protection and for this very reason videotaping the performance will not be allowed.

"This also applies to photographs being taken with a digital camera."

Richard Stay, Bedfordshire County councillor, criticised the ban.

"It is a ridiculous decision," he said.

"It is political correctness gone mad. As a father of a two-and-a-half-year-old child I would be concerned if it was my child's school.

"I think it is absolutely potty."

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