A 12-year-old schoolgirl went a day without food after staff refused to give her lunch because she wasn't wearing a tie. Mum Joanne Mcclenaghan says daughter, Rio-Anne, did not eat for the entire school day after a member of canteen staff said she could not be served because she was not wearing the proper uniform.
The mum-of-four told LeicestershireLive Rio had had her tie "grabbed and thrown in the bin" by another student at school earlier in the week, and the school had promised to replace it, but had not yet done so.
Principal Stuart Kay said that while staff are asked to encourage students to wear the correct uniform, there is no official policy in place to refuse food over missing ties and blazers.
