A furious mum has removed her child from school after he was allegedly put into isolation due to his haircut.
Sam Deyes said she couldn't believe it when 14-year-old Charlie Deyes' school Kingswood Academy, in Hull, East Yorkshire, phoned her on the first day back after Easter.
The teenager had got a fresh cut the weekend before, which includes the bottom half clippered short - though hardly 'extreme', reports HullLive.
Sam said she was informed teachers had had no choice but to segregate her son from his fellow pupils as the cut "did not meet school uniform policy".
Despite disagreeing, Sam took Charlie back to the hairdressers on Monday "in an attempt to satisfy school".
However, she said this again failed and he was put back in isolation on Tuesday, with the school repeating the same policy line.
Sam explained: "They said it's because of a fade line or something and you could see two contrasting colours.
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"I said, 'Well, obviously you're going to see two contrasting colours because half of it's shaved and the top of it's trimmed'.
"He's not added colours or anything like that."
Sam was given the same reasoning by the head of year teacher when she went to the school and that Charlie's hairstyle was "distracting other pupils".
When placed in isolation, Sam claims Charlie was put in a booth in a locked room and only allowed to go to the toilet twice a day, with a teacher escort.
In addition, she says he was not allowed to go while other pupils were travelling between lessons.
"I said, how is that affecting his education, his hair cut?
"A school uniform, totally understand that the policies have got to be strict, but I said, 'It's a haircut, can you explain to me why you've had to put him in isolation, which is punishing him?'
"It's not good for his mental health by being sat in an isolated room."
After the second failed, Sam decided to keep Sam home on Wednesday, and has been warned she may face a fine.
She said: "I would rather have a fine than let my son suffer like that."
Kingswood markets itself as the highest performing school in Yorkshire.
On its website in the uniform policy guide, it states of pupil's hair: "Hair needs to be smart and conservative. Extreme hair colours are not permitted (only natural looking colours are allowed).
"Extreme hair styles, including obvious step changes in hair length, shaved lines/patterns and coloured hair braids are also not permitted for any student.
"Students will be asked to rectify these issues as soon as possible and parents will be contacted.
"If the issue cannot be rectified, the student will be placed in consequences until the hair meets academy expectations."
Sam claims this is not the first time Charlie has been put in isolation for his haircut.
She said that earlier in the school year, he was put in isolation for one day for the same hairstyle, before the overall head checked and allowed him to return to lessons with other pupils.
"I'm not having him get punished for it. It's totally wrong and I just don't agree with it," Sam said.
The Mirror has contacted Kingswood Academy for comment.
