Parents of pupils at a Bristol school have slammed uniform rules forcing children to wear long trousers on the hottest day of the year. They are so concerned about their children in the hot weather that several have kept them home today.
Staff at Blaise High School in Henbury relaxed the uniform policy last week so children were not expected to wear blazers, jumpers and ties, and they have allowed pupils to wear their shirt collars open at the first button. But one worried mum, who was among several to contact Bristol Live, says the school is refusing to budge on letting pupils wear shorts.
Many schools - including Yate Academy, which like Blaise High School is also run by the Greenshaw Learning Trust - have relaxed the rules in the final days of the summer term and let pupils wear shorts or PE kits this week. Concerned parent Cheryl says the school has only ‘u-turned’ on her own son and allowed an exception due to an underlying health condition that makes him vulnerable to heat-related fainting, but she says several other parents refused to send their children into school today (Monday, July 18) in view of the heat.
