Schoolgirl accuses teacher of 'war crimes', is rewarded with ice-cream

An 11-year-old schoolgirl has become a Twitter sensation after accusing her teacher of being a war criminal by breaching the Geneva Conventions.

Ava Cross, from Glasgow, filled out a feedback form at school which asked what the teacher could do better: "Not use collective punishment as it is not fair on the many people who did nothing wrong and under the 1949 Genva [sic] Conventions it is a war crime."

Ava's father Mason, an author, shared a picture of the form on Twitter, where it was quickly shared over 160,000 times and liked over half a million times. His caption said, "My daughter actually submitted this feedback at school. Not sure if I should ground her or buy her ice cream..."

Mason followed up with more explanation, "I should clarify that she thinks her teacher is awesome - it's just this aspect of the educational justice system she has an issue with."

The response was overwhelmingly positive, with most commenters applauding the girl's "anti-authoritarian" stance, suggesting she should be rewarded with a raise in allowance, a year's supply of ice cream, or be put in charge of the whole country.

Actor Patricia Arquette tweeted, "There will be a time soon when she leaves the nest and you will be very happy that she is strong and won't take any grief."

A handful of commenters thought the girl was obnoxious and would end up "in the penal system".

But Mason took the majority view and later shared a photo of Ava enjoying an ice cream.

One Twitter users pointed out that although the Geneva Conventions were not appropriate in this context, Ava had educated many people on the international laws, which are at the centre of human rights at times of conflict.

And the tweet has given Mason's novel sales a push, with one British book shop displaying his books on a table with the author referred to as Mason Cross (Ava's dad).