Mum furious after schoolboy son sent to isolation for wearing £100 Nike Air Force

A boy was banned from partaking in lessons on his first day back to school because of the shoes he was wearing.

The Moorside High School pupil was one among others who are believed to have fallen short of the Cellarhead school's new uniform rules. As part of the policy, a variety of footwear has been banned, including trainers, slip-on and ankle boots, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.

This is despite the fact that the same footwear was considered acceptable in the school year of 2021/22, with some pupils turning up wearing the same footwear they had on in the last year. Alison Baker, a parent of a pupil affected by the rules, said: "My lad was one of them. It is the most important last year of school for his education.

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"He was wearing the same black sturdy shoe that was acceptable last term so I refuse to buy another pair when his others are practically brand new. He had no lessons on Wednesday and was allowed no lunchtime. These children have already missed nearly two years of education due to Covid."

Jayne Myatt said she spent more than £100 on her son's school shoes last year and it outraged that he can no longer wear them She said: "This school seems intent on ripping every child of any last ounce of individuality that they have.

"I’m all for following rules. But the children are now being told they can’t wear school shoes that they have worn for the past school year. This put unnecessary pressure on parents to replace shoes that are otherwise fine. Times are hard enough as it is without parents having to replace perfectly wearable and useable items of clothing."

Natalie Beckwith, another parent, said: "My daughter