A school which featured on a BBC behaviour documentary has been blasted by fuming parents - in a row over trousers. Female pupils at Beacon Hill Academy have been told their trousers can't be made of "stretch" material.
Beacon Hill Academy previously appeared on BBC Two's Helping Our Teens documentary. An expert was introduced to the school to help reduce undesirable behaviour. “[The parents] all feel our girls at this age with puberty and periods should be comfortable in school wear. There are so many children with mental health issues and this is having such an effect on them - it’s not fair. 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.”
Fellow parent Elizabeth Moore, 37, also from Dudley, claimed around 30 parents turned up to the gates on Monday as the row escalated. A spokesperson for Beacon Hill Academy said: "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.
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