Angry parents claimed their children had been kept inside in detention for wearing shorts to school during this week's heatwave. As temperatures soared into the high twenties Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen, in Tondu, Bridgend insisted on normal uniform, including skirts with tights for girls, they claimed.
Following a number of complaints, the school's headteacher, Tracey Wellington, wrote to parents today (June 14) saying that black, knee-length shorts could be worn from tomorrow (June 15).
But parents have claimed that teachers were coming in wearing dresses and skirts and sandals with bare legs while children were required to follow a stricter dress code in "sweltering conditions". They questioned why the school didn't follow the policy adopted by some to allow pupils to wear PE kit during hot weather. To get our free daily briefing on the biggest issues affecting the nation, Wales Matters here
