Holly-Mae Donaldson, a pupil at All Saints Academy in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, had to go home yesterday because her skirt conflicted with the school’s uniform code.
The skirt, which was not too short, was deemed unacceptable because it was made of a banned ‘stretchy’ material.
Rules for girls say all skirts must be knee-length without splits or pleats, and not stretch.
But Holly-Mae has also accused the school of singling her out, as she said other girls wear the exact same skirt but were not punished.
She said: ‘I really think it’s pathetic. It’s just the material, and it doesn’t affect my learning.
‘I felt singled out by the teachers, and it’s only the first day of school.
I know other girls who have the same skirt as I do, but they haven’t been told they would be put in isolation or sent home.
‘I really enjoyed going to school at the start, but late last year, the teachers seem to be thinking more about uniforms.’
Her mother, Diane Donaldson said the decision was ‘appalling’ and that it was almost impossible to find a skirt for her daughter which complies with the rules.
‘I couldn’t believe it when the school called me up. How is the skirt too short, when it goes to her knees?’ she said.
‘They told me it was made of stretchy material, and not acceptable. I spent the entire summer holidays trying to find one to fit her as she is so small.
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