A Christian teaching assistant has won an apology from a school which disciplined her for telling a pupil that she did not believe in gay marriage. Vicky Allen took legal action after she received a formal written warning from Brannel School, in St Austell, Cornwall, which she said made her feel ‘like a criminal’. They accused her of opposing their ‘equal opportunities’ policy when she told a 14-year-old autistic boy that she disapproved of gay ceremonies. The widow, who has three children, also told the pupil she did not like the way the biblical rainbow symbol had been adopted as an emblem of gay pride. Disciplinary action was launched after the teenager’s mother complained to the school. Mrs Allen said she had done nothing wrong. ‘I was asked a question and gave my answer based on my beliefs and I was disciplined for it.’ The headteacher has now apologised to Vicky.