<p>An ALDI store in Mornington lifted a ban on students from a local high school that was imposed due to shoplifting concerns after a video of a student being ejected by the store manager on November 17 was circulated on social media.</p><p>Year 12 student Jai Duesterhaus went to the Aldi store on Friday morning to buy food ahead of a school excursion, his mother Anita, said in a November 21 Facebook post</a> that included the video. It shows him being ushered out by the store manager.</p><p>Jai asks the manager if he is being removed from the store because he attended Mornington Secondary College, to which the manager responds that schoolkids have been involved in a number of shoplifting incidents.</p><p>Jai’s mother told Storyful that the ban was lifted after the video was picked up by local media. This was confirmed in a Yahoo7</a> report.</p><p>ALDI’s Facebook page was inundated</a> with questions and criticisms arising from the post, with the page responding: "In store locations where we identify shoplifting, disruptive or disrespectful behaviour that involves school students, our preference is to work with the local school to make the issue known.</p><p>“Despite the engagement and support of the local school, a handful of students continued to display inappropriate behaviour. As a result, the ALDI Mornington store made an independent decision to temporarily ban students unless accompanied by an adult.</p><p>“We agree that the decision to ban unaccompanied students is not a viable solution to this issue and we have since lifted the ban. ALDI will continue to work with the school and if required, with the local police.” Credit: Facebook/Jai Duesterhaus via Storyful</p><br />
