A furious mum has slammed her son's school after he was put into isolation for wearing trainers.
Hayley Birtley, from Nottingham, was left "disgusted" after finding out her son Matteo, 12, was punished after the sole on his usual school shoes was falling off.
The 38-year-old has hit out at the Nottingham Academy in Sneinton after Matteo was isolated after he refused to try on a spare pair of school shoes.
She says the school is aware he has undiagnosed autism and ADHD, but haven't treated the incident well at all.
"He's not the easiest child to look after but he's always gone in full school uniform," the mum-of-five said.
"The sole was coming off on one of his school shoes so he had to come in trainers. I said he would be back in appropriate footwear the next school day."
The Nottingham mum headed to the school after being rang by a member of staff and informed Matteo was put into isolation.
She said: "He said they were proper pressuring him to try them on.
"His anxiety is already through the roof. It's totally unfair, he has always gone in full school uniform. I feel let down, it's absolutely disgusting the way they have treated him. The trainers are black with a bit of white on them.
"I don't get it. I think it's wrong. To me it should be absolutely fine for one day."
A spokesperson for Nottingham Academy, said: “We set high expectations for all pupils for what they can achieve, and ensure our behaviour, uniform and wider policies support this.
"Whilst we cannot discuss the circumstances of individual pupils, we do have a range of measures in place to assist with any uniform needs families may have, including providing uniform items on site.
"As a fully inclusive school, we also ensure reasonable adjustments are made to any policies and procedures so that we can provide the necessary support to children who have special educational needs when appropriate to do so.”
