'Fifty' pupils sent home from school on first day after half term due to 'wrong footwear'

Some parents have said the shoes worn by their children since September without problem are now deemed unacceptable.

Around 50 pupils were sent home from William Brookes School on Monday for wearing the wrong kind of footwear - some girls were also sent home because their skirts didn't cover their knees.

She said:"We paid £120 for Leyton's shoes because he needed a size 3.5 and they have been fine since September but now it has been decided they are unacceptable. "Apart from that him missing schooling is not going to help matters but he needs to feel comfortable and accepted before he goes back to the school."Stephen Richards, the headteacher at the school said:"We have been working collectively to embed a culture of high expectations and a sense of belonging at our school. We believe that this begins with having high expectations over uniform.

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