Teachers and pupils at St Margaret’s Primary School in Polmont dressed in their brightest clothes to show support for a classmate with an incurable condition.

They were shining a light on muscular dystrophy as part of Go Bright for the Fight, raising money for Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) while supporting Jack Robinson, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

DMD is a muscle-wasting condition caused by a lack of the protein dystrophin, and usually only affects boys. Around 100 boys are born with DMD every year in the UK and there is no known cure yet.

Diagnosis

Jack was diagnosed with DMD in 2019 after many trips to the doctor to try and find out why he was unable to walk until after his second birthday.

As part of the Go Bright day, his mum agreed to share Jack’s story with the school community, which also describes how well supported he is at St. Margaret's.

Head teacher Ashley Johnston said: “The aim of our event is to raise as much money as we can for MDUK, and also to raise awareness of Jack and his family in our wider school community.”

“Jack is one of our fantastic pupils in Primary 1 this year. DMD is a very rare, progressive muscle-wasting condition that we have become very aware of here at St Margaret’s Primary School.“

Dean Widd, MDUK Regional Development Manager for Scotland & Northern Ireland said: “It’s great to see how well Jack is doing at St Margaret’s Primary School. We are so grateful to them for getting involved with Go Bright for the Fight, our campaign which brightens February up. Their pictures look brilliant and they clearly had a lot of fun.”

The school has already raised over £300 for MDUK, and contributions can still be made here.