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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Gary Porter & Josie Le Vay

School that banned children from wearing their own coats says backlash from parents is 'upsetting'

A high school which banned its students from wearing non-branded coats has accused some parents of using 'upsetting, abusive and inflammatory language' towards staff and governors.

In a statement, Bishop Heber in Malpas, Cheshire, urged parents to raise any concerns they have with the controversial rules - which only permit students to wear the branded school jacket on the Chester Road grounds - in a formal manner with the school complaints policy.

It added that 'no uniform will ever satisfy everyone, whether on cost or style'.

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