COPY BY TOM BEDFORD
Pictured: Ysgol Penglais School in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Re: More than 400 pupils at a comprehensive school in Aberystwyth were given detention on their first day back for breaking school uniform rules.
The uniform was changed at Ysgol Penglais over the summer, following a consultation.
But a number of parents have complained to the school and some 250 have signed a petition saying the punished pupils were "treated unfairly".
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COPY BY TOM BEDFORD
Pictured: Ysgol Penglais School in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Re: More than 400 pupils at a comprehensive school in Aberystwyth were given detention on their first day back for breaking school uniform rules.
The uniform was changed at Ysgol Penglais over the summer, following a consultation.
But a number of parents have complained to the school and some 250 have signed a petition saying the punished pupils were "treated unfairly".
Ceredigion council said a large number of pupils were kept in at break times.
The new uniform was brought in for the start of the new academic year, with the old navy blue pullover and white polo shirt replaced by a grey v-neck jumper, white shirt and a tie. Sixth formers have a similar outfit.
It is compulsory for all pupils in years 7 and 12 to wear the new uniform, with other students being given the rest of the year to buy it.
This was outlined in correspondence sent to all parents over the summer months, which also stipulated what trousers, skirts and shoes would be deemed acceptable.
But the petition said the new rules were not clear enough and that the pupils should not have been punished for their parents' mistakes.
It also said a warning should have been given before the detention.
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