Uniform policy gets pupils hot under the collar

11:45am Monday 12th May 2008

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PUPILS at a High Wycombe school are campaigning to have their school uniform policy changed.

More than 100 students at Highcrest Community School have signed a petition asking to be allowed to wear their summer school uniform ahead of the summer term in June.

Pupils at the school in Hatters Lane are not allowed to wear the summer uniform despite the current warm temperatures.

Clare Starck, whose Year 9 daughter Laura started the petition, said a "common sense approach" was needed.

She said: "They are only allowed to wear the summer uniform for the last six weeks of term. The weather is irrelevent.

"It's such a brilliant school but it's such a shame they are making them feel uncomfortable. Surely common sense needs to apply?"

Mrs Starck said the 100 signatures on the petition were collected in a single afternoon.

She added: "Teachers have been in support of the childrens' campaign and have been telling them to get their parents to email in."

Maureen Oddie, the school's deputy head, said pupils were only allowed to wear the summer uniforms when there was consistently warm weather.

She said: "This time last year the weather was very inconsistent and we found pupils wore insufficient clothing and were getting wet.

"They are allowed to wear the hot weather tops after the May holiday as that's when the really hot weather comes in."

The hot weather tops were introduced by the school two years ago.