A bit late on this one, but here's my 2pence worth.
I cannot believe that a school put more importance on the boys footwear than they did on him being able to sit an exam and achieve something.
Lots of you are calling him a chav... why? I'd just be bloody grateful that the child turned up to sit the exam in the first place. So what happens now? He'll get one less qualification, giving him less opportunity to do something with his life. Great decision the school made there. One child underachieves due to some tosspot jobsworth, but at least there wasn't any unsuitable footwear in the exam hall. Good one.
And I wouldn't wear second hand shoes either.
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Originally Posted by andyl
A quick other thought. Where do teachers get their job satisfaction from? A kid goes through 11 years of school only to be halted at the exam hall door by a pair of quite tasteful and understated trainers. Kid loses and the teachers who delivered those 11 years lose.
And to get those who've not yet signed up to be under my command in the PC Brigade, think of all that taxpayers money down the plughole!
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I think I'm joining up!....
Anther thought - how is it a mother can go to prison for not doing enough to stop her children playing truant, but a teacher can turn a child away from an exam for them
wearing the wrong shoes. Proposterous. Lunacy.
