Girl excluded from school for wearing black socks instead of white

Rules are rules! Mind you, I bet she wasn't excluded straight away, she and her parents were probably told the correct colour of the socks and the parents probably refused to buy the correct colour out of principle. How much does a pair of socks cost, not much, so just buy them. There shouldn't even be any arguments about it. Obviously, its the parents that haven't got anything better to do because if my sons school rang me and explained about the socks I would get him a couple of pairs from the local supermarket on my way home from work - simple!!!

As the girl had been wearing white socks during the school day and then changed into black ones at the end of the day she should not have been approached by a teacher, the bell had gone and therefore school had finished for the day, many many moons ago some of the girls in my school would wear their uniform correctly during the day but once the bell went they would go into the girls toilets and change into casual wear and no-one was ever pulled up for it

my daughter was sent home on Weds last 5th for her skirt being too short as were approx 70 other children for reason that were extremely ludicros she still has not been back to school and the school havent even returned any of my calls

Charming attitude from this school, seems all they want to churn out is dumbed down robots.
Again nutters in charge, law says your an adult at 18, yet they isolate children for uniform violations instead of pulling the parents to one side!......
read all same stories on uniform infringements and how the children were targeted directly with mean minded punishment is nothing but abuse towards a minor.
Put them in school, keep them safe! ha surrounded by domineering sadistic nutters!
some of those heads ought to come up against me id knock em flat!

Whilst this may be a marginal issue as a result of there being a question over when the incorrect socks were actually put on, the fact remains that schools have policies which parents are invariably made aware of and may even have signed as having understood them.

As a parent I've seen all of this before, thankfully not with our two! That too was a black socks v white socks issue, and the child was sent home for violating the school dress code, and quite rightly so. The parents in that case, should have known better, but chose to ignore rules they were already well aware of. Regrettably the child caught the brunt of it, and had to suffer the emabassment of being sent home, but essentially this amounted to a lack of parental control and maybe even interest!

Sorry, but my view is that the parents are the real offenders in most of these cases. They're the ones responsible for monitoring their kids' behaviour. If the child goes behind their parent's back and breaks the school rules, then parents - get your finger out and deal with it, and stop bleating because the school's punishment is unpalatable to you. If there was no offence, then there would be no punishment

I think that schools/teachers should also follow school dress code and set an example!
The school my 15 year old daughter goes to are strict with uniforms for the pupils but i see many teachers mainly female dress with low cut tops and very short skirts.... yes, hypocrites if you ask me.

OH JESUS! BLACK SOCKS! CALL THE POLICE! THE END IS NEIGH! EDUCATION IS NOW VOID! PANIC!!!

The school I teach at has a very clear uniform policy. It is only a minority of students that flaunt the policy and wear incorrect uniform. Why should they get away with it? it sends the wrong message to other students? Our school deals with it immediately and if there is a good reason then they are given a card if not then they are sent home. it doesn't take long before the students comply. Most parents are supportive and many kids are just trying it on. Also it seems to me that this students was mouthy and rude. Perhaps the parents needs to start taking responsibility for their children and support the schools and their policies not go to the press. What message is this parent giving this child. If my child was excluded I certainly would not be making life pleasant for them at home. There would be consequences.

its stupid, so the school thinks colour of socks is more important than learning?

yes i agree she should recieve some sort of punisment according to the rule broken but a day away from the actual school life (stuck in a room) will make her wear the right colour? maybe something like make her spend a hour matchin odd socks up (most people have an odd sock bag) would be more fitting.

i just feel the schools expect alot more and give alot less since i was there and that was only 6 years ago.

The child was not excluded for non uniform but for being mouthy and disobedient. She was isolated for non uniform but refused to stay and walked out, which resulted in the exclusion.

If the mother doesn't like the school rules then send her somewhere else.

Uniforms are not a fashion statement. They are intended to look smart and it stops any of the branded clothing making it's way into school and all children are equal in uniform.