A mum claims her daughter was treated “like an animal” on her first day of secondary school for wearing Vivienne Westwood designer shoes.
She told how the 11-year-old was put in isolation at Grace College, Gateshead, for breaching its uniform policy.
The mum said the girl and dozens of other pupils were made to sit on the hard sports hall floor for four hours.
Grace College said it reiterated “the importance of applying our rules consistently on issues like uniform”.
Other parents, speaking outside the school in Low Fell, said children were pulled up or sent home for wearing other branded footwear or because they were the wrong style.