BARMY school bosses have banned their pupils from wearing coats despite temperatures plummeting to below freezing because they pose a SECURITY THREAT, it emerged today.
The school has even threatened to dish out detention to any children who break the rule, even though temperatures haven plummeted to -1C in the area.
Today students at at Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove, East Sussex, expressed outrage at the bizarre decision, with one youngster branding it “bonkers”.
“My school isn’t listening.”
The school said wearing coats is not in line with their uniform policy
For pupils not to be able to wear them at breaks or going from lesson to lesson is bonkers
The UK has been hit by freezing temperatures this week, with snow and ice sweeping across many parts of the country.
The school was visited by Ofsted inspectors earlier this month, but headteacher Dr James Kilmartin denided that the strict restriction was in response, insisting bosses are simply upholding a long-standing uniform policy.
Many parts of the UK have seen snow this week
“We do not allow any non-uniform items including overcoats, excessive jewellery etc to be worn in any of the school buildings between 8.40am and 3pm.”
Pupils have been banned from wearing coats in the school grounds
“The sanction for non-compliance of school uniform is a break time detention.”
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/635877/School-bans-pupils-from-wearing-COATS-as-Britain-freezes