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Schoolgirl banned from class for wearing the wrong shoes.
A Norfolk school girl has been put into seclusion at Ormiston Venture Academy in Gorleston for wearing the wrong coloured heels at school. Shakira Silom, who is 12, was removed from her class for having black shoes with brown heels. The school uniform rules stipulate that shoes should be entirely black.
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A schoolgirl from Norfolk has been barred from classes because her shoes have the wrong coloured heels.
Shakira Silom, who is 12, was told by teachers at Ormiston Venture Academy in Gorleston that her shoes don't match the criteria for school uniform.
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School's response to schoolgirl's classroom ban for wearing the wrong shoes
Ormiston Venture Academy in Gorleston has responded after a 12 year old pupil, Shakira Silom, is spending a second week in a seclusion class for wearing the wrong footwear. The year eight schoolgirl was told her shoes must be black and not with a coloured heel. She has already spent a week in seclusion for failing to change her shoes. A spokesperson for the school said" The footwear is a black shoe with a brown trim around it, in particular on the thick heel, that is clearly visible. We must be consistent with all students."