My daughter ‘had waistband tugged at’ by teachers to prove her trousers were too stretchy… she was forced into isolation
A FUMING mum has slammed a school after teachers “tugged” at her daughter’s trouser waistband and forced her into isolation.
Elizabeth Moore, who has a daughter in Year 11 at Beacon Hill Academy in Sedgley, claimed girls are being forced to change their clothes in cupboards.
The 37-year-old claimed her daughter Eva was punished with “quite severe” action, despite having “never been in any trouble” before.
But, Beacon Hill Academy, a school that previously appeared on BBC Two’s Helping Our Teens documentary to gain advice from an expert about solving bad student behaviour, denied all claims.
“We’re talking whole days spent in isolation with other girls,” Liz told the BBC.
“Some girls are coming home and reporting that their waistbands have been tugged at.”
The concerned parent also claimed girls have been “forced into cupboards” to try on trousers accepted by the school.
Meanwhile students are being told to “open their blazers” and “inspected” by staff as soon as they step through the school gates, alleged Liz.
According to the mum, a mob of more than 30 parents showed up to pick up their kids “because of the uniform issue”.
Another outraged parent, Jo Farley, was shocked when her daughter Gabrielle, 15, was removed from lessons after wearing formal, black stretchy trousers.
The angry mum claimed the uniform choice had been accepted by the school for the past three to five years.
Jo, from Dudley, told Bristol Live: “There was chaos at reception as many parents became aware and went to collect their children from the school.
“[The parents] all feel our girls at this age with puberty and periods should be comfortable in school wear.”
The scathing mum claimed the school is “not supporting our teens”.
“There are year 10 and 11 students missing out on what they should be learning in their final years of education based on trousers,” she added.
‘NO APOLOGIES’
Principal Sukhjot Dhami, denied the claims made by mum Liz and branded trouser waistbands being tugged at “completely false”.
He said: “Uniform checks aren’t new. We do them every morning and have been for the last three or four academic years.
“There are lots of professions, such as the NHS, even working in McDonald’s and working in the Post Office and other such industries, where there are strict uniform codes.
“I make no apologies of having the high standards and expectations. We’ve got the best set of results we’ve ever had.
“We’re an over-subscribed school and that’s all happened because of high standards and high expectations.”
A spokesperson for Beacon Hill Academy told Bristol Live: “Beacon Hill Academy is committed to upholding the highest standards through the vigorous pursuit of high expectations.
“At the beginning of the school year, it is important to achieve high levels of consistency across a whole range of measures, including uniform.”
The spokesperson added the uniform rules are in place to create a “disciplined, safe and highly productive learning environment”.
They insisted all expectations were “made clear” to parents and pupils before the summer holiday, and throughout.
Mum Jo Farley also admitted a letter was handed out on the first day of term outlining the uniform rules, and students were given until the following Monday to find appropriate alternatives.
A grace period was also offered “to support resolution”, added the school.
The Sun Online has contacted Beacon Hill Academy for comment.
This comes as other raging parents have blasted their kids’ school over strict uniform policies.
A dad slammed one the UK’s “strictest” schools for forcing his daughter to wear shoes that gave her blisters.
And a mum recently claimed her daughter was sent home from her first day at secondary school because of her new shoes.
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Meanwhile other parents claim boys at one school have been punished for wearing the wrong shorts during the recent warm spell.
One pupil even claimed to have suffered from heat exhaustion after he was put into “isolation” for the day because he had the wrong shorts on.
Plus, furious parents have hit out at another school’s new strict uniform policy – as they claim children face “military-style checks” over their clothes.
