Can you belief this, A school has banned a 12-year-old girl from class - because the heels of her shoes are brown. Shakira Silom has been put into isolation at Ormiston Venture Academy in Gorleston, near Great Yarmouth, until she paints the bottom of her flat shoes black.
Her parents Jason and Gillian Silom have refused to comply with the school's 'ridiculous' rules and so Shakira has been separated from her classmates and is being taught on her own. Shakira, of Gorleston, returned to school after the summer break on Thursday last week in her new pair of shoes and was pulled to one side when staff checked uniforms.
The Year eight pupil said she was asked to paint the brown soles of her shoes black so they met the school dress code. She was then placed into isolation when she returned to classes on Monday wearing the same footwear. Try this in naija, you go ccc sumhting..... Photos below.....
Principal Simon Gilbert-Barnham said the strict rule was introduced because 'upholding an unrelenting focus on standards helped students to achieve and realise their full potential'. Mr Silom said: 'Shakira sent me a text on Monday morning telling me the school had put her into seclusion and the school have since told us she will remain in there until her shoes are changed.
'I have to say I think this is a total joke.
'Surely there are far more important things for the school to worry about than the colour of the shoes pupils wear?'
The New Look shoes, which cost £25, are black on top but the soles are finished in a light-brown shade. Her mother Mrs Silom added: 'I actually made sure before buying them that they would be suitable.
'This is just ridiculous. 'We made sure we followed the school's uniform guidelines, which mentioned nothing about the colour of the soles.
'At the end of the day how does the colour of your shoes affect how you learn in school for heaven's sake?'
Mr Gilbert-Barnham, who took over as head at the five-year-old school in 2013, said: 'At Venture, I unapologetically maintain the highest of standards for our students. 'A small number of students who returned with the incorrect uniform were given two days to resolve the situation and have been offered appropriate footwear in the interim from the academy to enable them to access their learning.
'We have maintained these high standards since we opened in 2010 and it was highlighted in our 'Outstanding' Ofsted report that 'students wear their uniforms with pride'.
'We ensure the highest of standards to enable us to focus on the conversation of learning and the student's education.
'It is this unrelenting focus that enables our students to achieve so highly and realise their full potential.'
He said work was given out to pupils thrown into seclusion.
'We work hard to ensure the daily learning of all students in the classroom is engaging and exciting,' said Mr Gilbert-Barnham, who has about 600 students aged from 11-16.
'It is unfortunate that in this instance the refusal to work together and accept the offered interim solution has led to the student being set the work away from the classroom.'
But Mrs Silom insisted: 'Shakira is frustrated and upset about the whole situation.
'Being in seclusion is also having a serious effect on her education as the school are not giving her work to do while she is in there.'
-MailOnline
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