For those whose trousers did not measure up to the right standards, they were handed new pairs from Asda and sent into a cupboard to change. Those who refused had their parents called to the school to collect them or were placed into isolation. Ellisha, who said the pair she was given were too big to wear, was taken home by her mother Stacy. Stacy, 36, from South Shields, said: "I've never known anything like it.
"I sent her to school wearing a perfectly fine pair of trousers, but she has been told to take them off and wear these other ones which are trailing the ground, because they're so big and she's tiny. She ended up missing a day of school because of this. As for the young girls who have just started, they were beside themselves. What a horrible first day for them, being forced to get changed. It's embarrassing. Do they want the kids to look silly?"
New headteacher Allie Denholm said she stands by her "tightening up" of the school's uniform wearing policy. She says all pupils were treated in a dignified manner and were told to get changed in private areas if their uniforms weren't up to scratch. Ms Denholm said: "We gave the children a choice to either go and change their clothes in a private place or we would contact their parents to come and collect them. All students were treated with respect and dignity. There have been no changes to the uniform policy. We are just tightening it up."
5 comments:
Why do so many parents think that running to the press well somehow excuse their inability to read a uniform policy? The blame here litres with a parent for failing to read the uniform policy, not with staff for enforcing that policy.
In my school we had a uniform policy, including a wool blazer that smelt of wet dog when it rained, ties that could only be bought from two shops in town and skirts (for the girls) that had to be 4" below the knee. It isn't a problem; dry your eyes. If a bloke was wearing trousers as tight as those of the girl in the picture, you'd be able to tell his religion.
When the high school where I used to teach decided that wearing uniforms was a good way to get around gang wear, a group of parents were incensed. They were so angry, they wrote to then-President Clinton. He wrote them back to say he thought uniforms were a great idea.
Barbwire: To be honest, I agree. It makes life a lot simpler when as a teenager you don't have to think about what's in, if you've worn the same thing twice this month.. it's clean, it fits, what more do I need?
"you'd be able to tell his religion"@Ratz...That's the funniest thing I've read for a while. Thanks.
Post a Comment