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Originally Posted by Chris T
Can I just draw everybody back to the central fact of the case here: regardless of whether you think the school was in the right, or heavy handed, they DID NOT kick him out of the exam. They offered him a range of solutions. He opted to go home for his own shoes, and HE DECIDED FOR HIMSELF that he would not have time to get back to school. We have only his word for it that there was no time.
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Quite correct, if this exam was so important to him why didn't he take the schools offer of wearing a pair of shoes, just for an hour or two while he sat his exam.
If it was that important to his future???????? If I'd have felt that it was that important I'd have worn anything they asked me to.
I remember when I was at school and our headmaster kept a wonderful array of massive brightly coloured kipper ties for those boys that came into school without the school tie, and we would have to wear it all day.
If you were looking to apportion blame I would put it 60/40 to the boy. He knew he was not wearing proper shoes and was given an alternative just for the duration of the exam and he didn't take it.
The school on the other hand may have chosen an inappropriate time to strictly enforce school policy