A mum has claimed her son was taken out of class for a day because his hair was too short.

Amanda Brown says her son Jack Littlewood, 13, should not have been placed in ‘isolation’ for his regular short back and sides cut.

Amanda says Jack has thick hair and wears it short to stop it from becoming unruly.

However, on Monday, he was stunned to be placed in a classroom for the day with children who had misbehaved at St Ambrose Barlow RC High School, in Wardley.

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He was issued with two days of isolation as punishment and a note was sent home explaining why.

But the following day he was told to rejoin his classmates because his hair looked more acceptable.

Amanda has written to the school to complain.

The letter reads: “It is disgusting he is not getting the education he is entitled to whilst in isolation and I will be taking this matter further should you inflict this punishment on him another day.”

She said: “I can understand if he had a skinhead, tramlines or had it coloured but his haircut is just a normal short back and sides.”

School rules state boys should wear their hair no shorter than a number three cut all over. Jack has a number two clipper cut worn longer on top.

Year 9 pupil Jack, who had his haircut on Saturday, arrived at St Ambrose Barlow from St George’s High School in September following the closure of the high school in Walkden. Amanda says he was never in trouble for his hairstyle at St George’s.

Headteacher Marie Garside declined to comment on the matter other than to say: “Parents are aware of the school rules before pupils start in September.”