Parents of pupils at Cwmtawe Community School have complained about their children being punished for not wearing the correct uniform during last month's heatwave. Some male pupils say they have been sent into 'isolation' as a result of not wearing tailored shorts, which some parents have labelled as too costly and an unnecessary purchase so far into the school year.
A spokesperson for the school has said its uniform requirements are clearly communicated to parents and that it has a shorts option which is cost-effective. There is also support in place to help families in the cost-of-living crisis, added the spokesperson.
But dad Craig Battenbough, 33, from Rhyd-y-fro said his son wore a skirt for a week in protest of the "strict" uniform policy. "During the extreme heat we faced over the last couple of weeks, Cwmtawe school has been placing the boys into isolation rooms with no air conditioning."
