Ellie Young, pictured with sister Mollie, was among 19 girls to be excluded from classes because of tight trousers (Picture: Ross Parry)

A schoolgirl have been kicked out of classes after teachers deemed that their trousers were too tight.

Barnsley Academy told Ellie Young’s mother, Jane Ogden, that the rules had changed and trousers must be at least 10cm wide.

Mrs Ogden said that they’d received no information about the change and they were sent home on the first day back after Christmas.

New rules mean trousers aren’t allowed to be less than 10cm wide (Picture: Ross Parry)

Mrs Ogden said: ‘The teachers are measuring trousers with rulers. They are lining the children up when they go in to school in the morning and do it in groups of tens.’


They were among 19 girls who were also excluded on the same day. Her sister, Mollie, had trousers that were deemed wide enough.



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Mrs Ogden, said: ‘The school said that it was an ongoing problem and that they needed to show the children how to be respectful.

‘I pride myself in my children giving me respect but I think we should respect them as well.’

The school’s also banned makeup, piercings and nail varnish, sparking accusations of ‘one rule for one and another for another.’

The school says pupils are expected to adhere to the rules (Picture: Ross Parry)

Mrs Ogden added: ‘You should be able to walk around naked and no one should bat an eyelid. What’s more important, school trousers or an education?’

She’s since bought new trousers that are 14.5cm wide that have been deemed acceptable.

A spokesman for the school, said: ‘The academy has a strict uniform policy which parents and students are fully aware of and which is being properly enforced.

‘All students are expected to adhere to the policy.

‘The academy is rapidly making good progress across the board and part of this is a renewed focus on attendance, uniform, standards and behaviour, which is proving popular with the majority of parents and students and leading to stronger educational outcomes.’