Lucy Connolly has alleged that a headteacher blocked her daughter from attending a new school after discovering her identity.
The 42-year-old appeared on GB News claiming that her daughter's agreed school placement was cancelled when the headteacher learnt about her criminal conviction.
The Northampton resident, whose husband sits on the town council, was released from HMP Peterborough after serving 40 per cent of a 31-month sentence handed down at Birmingham Crown Court in October.
She had admitted posting messages on X urging followers to target hotels accommodating asylum seekers in the aftermath of the July 2024 attack that left three girls dead.
Ms Connolly thinks her daughter has been punished for her mother's actions
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Ms Connolly now alleges her daughter has faced consequences for her mother's actions.
According to Ms Connolly's account, the placement involved an "offsite direction" - a trial arrangement lasting six weeks between her daughter's existing school and the prospective institution.
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She described visiting the new school on a Wednesday, where her daughter met with the deputy head. "She got on really well," Ms Connolly told GB News, explaining that they completed all necessary documentation with the expectation her daughter would begin the following Monday.
The arrangement appeared finalised until Thursday evening, when two teachers from her daughter's current school contacted her with unwelcome news.
Lucy Connolly was handed a 31 month prison sentence | PA "They said, 'we've got some bad news. They've pulled her place'," Ms Connolly recounted, adding that she immediately questioned the decision.
The teachers' response would prove particularly contentious, according to Ms Connolly's version of events.
"They said, 'we're going to be honest with you, the headteacher found out about who you were and put a block on the move and racism doesn't go down well in their school'," Ms Connolly stated during her GB News appearance.
She expressed fury at what she characterised as unfair treatment of her child. "They were equally as disgusted as me," she said of the teachers who informed her.
Lucy Connolly joined Ben Leo on GB News
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"A headteacher at another local school deemed it fit to discriminate against my child because of my political views," Ms Connolly claimed.
She questioned the legitimacy of such actions, asking: "In what world is this ok? It's outrageous."
Ms Connolly maintained that her daughter was being penalised for her mother's criminal conviction rather than any behaviour of her own.
She admitted guilt in September for posting inflammatory content on X immediately after the fatal stabbings of three young girls in July 2024.
Her social media messages demanded "mass deportation now" and encouraged others to "set fire" to accommodation facilities for asylum seekers, using explicit language throughout.
The 42-year-old received her prison term in October and was automatically released after completing 40 per cent of her custodial sentence.
Her conviction stemmed from posts published on the same day as the Southport tragedy, which sparked widespread unrest across parts of the UK.
The case attracted significant political attention, with questions raised about the appropriateness of her imprisonment during parliamentary proceedings.
The Prime Minister defended the court's decision when questioned about whether Connolly's imprisonment represented an "efficient or fair use" of prison resources during Prime Minister's Questions on 21 May.
"Sentencing is a matter for our courts, and I celebrate the fact that we have independent courts in this country," Sir Keir Starmer responded.
He emphasised the balance between protecting expression and preventing harm: "I am strongly in favour of free speech, we've had free speech in this country for a very long time and we protect it fiercely."
"But I am equally against incitement to violence against other people. I will always support the action taken by our police and courts to keep our streets and people safe."
Ms Connolly's attempt to challenge her sentence failed when Court of Appeal judges rejected her application for a reduction in May.