Row over uniform erupts at Telford school gates as 'at least 50 pupils' sent home
Parents at a Telford secondary school have criticised a headteacher after scores of pupils were allegedly sent home on the first day of the new term for failing to adhere to the uniform policy
On Thursday, pupils at Telford Langley School returned to school following the summer break, but parents say at least 50 pupils were refused entry to the school due to concerns over their school uniform, with some of the pupils leaving the school gates and left "roaming the streets".
Paul Hammond whose daughter was meant to start Year 8 at the co-educational academy on Thursday, said teachers were "measuring skirts and ties" at the school gates.
He said: "I spent a lot of money on her uniform at Baker and Sons, so it wasn't cheap and she went to school in a skirt that was down to her knees with black tights underneath, but they sent her home for 'showing too much flesh'."
He said headteacher Emma Blount, who took over the running of the school this week, was "acting like someone from the Victorian age".
