Over 100 pupils taken out of class for wearing wrong shoes

Around 120 pupils who turned up for lessons wearing the wrong shoes were taken out of classes and asked to work at desks in a gym.

The Hart School in Rugeley in Staffordshire, said the students had breached a long-standing "no trainers" rule, which classifies black leather Converse shoes as pumps.

Around 20 children were taken home by their parents as a result at the school on Monday, following the half-term break.

The school's policies say footwear must be plain back leather or look likeleather, be fully polishable and have no logo.

A spokeswoman for the school said: "The school expects all of its students to wear the correct uniform detailed in our published guidelines.

"The school actively works with parents and carers to ensure that students are able to attend school dressed appropriately as per our policy."

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