Teenager sent home from school for wearing 'too tight' trousers

A teenager was sent home from school because her trousers were too tight – around her ankles.
Mandy Entwistle said her 15-year-old daughter Lauren was ordered home from Swavesey Village College for wearing trousers that did not have the correct “flarage”.
School leaders have confirmed a clampdown on their uniform policy, which they say help them deliver “very high standards”.
But Mrs Entwistle, who said Lauren does not feel comfortable in bootcut trousers, still has no idea why her daughter has missed a day and a half of lessons.
She said: “I just do not understand how sending a child home from school because her trousers are too tight around the ankles is beneficial for anybody. Are we supposed to get a tape measure out and measure the flarage?”
“I could understand if they were too tight in case they are distracting for the boys but that is not the issue.”
The mother, who lives with her daughter in School Lane, Swavesey, said Lauren was threatened with being put in an isolation room with only a wall to stare at on Monday.
She said: “It’s like a prison cell – something out of a torture camp. They will make them wear orange jumpsuits next.”
A source at the school confirmed there was an isolation room, but said
pupils sent to it are given work to do while being supervised by staff.
The school’s uniform policy is published on its website and requires bootcut trousers for girls to ensure everyone is dressed the same and to prevent girls wearing leggings.
Andrew Daly, acting headtecher at the school, which is rated “outstanding”, said it expects “very high standards”, adding: “Part of these expectations is a very clear uniform policy, that in consultation with parents and students we apply fairly and consistently.
“We explained before the summer our expectations about uniform and girls’ trousers in particular to ensure they are appropriate.
“All parents were given the summer to arrange for the correct uniform to be purchased.
“Students are offered opportunities to rectify issues with uniform before going to lessons, either by being lent uniform we keep in stock or having uniform brought in from home.
“If they refuse to respond to either of these options then we do have a clear sanctions policy in place.”