A DAD has slammed a school after they issued an exclusion for the shoes he's been wearing all year.
Damion Norbury says Jayden, 15, was excluded from Newhouse Academy in Middleton on Thursday after teachers said his school shoes were "unacceptable".
But Damion says Jayden had been wearing the same pair of trainers since the start of the academic year without a hitch and is baffled by the school's decision to send him home over it.
He told Manchester Evening News: "He’s had them on all year and on Tuesday, the school decided they were trainers.
"There’s absolutely no resemblance to trainers in the shoes, I don’t get where its coming from."
Damion said he met with Jayden's teachers on Tuesday and felt "disrespected" with the way he was spoken to.
He said: "I said he’s happy with the shoes he’s got and he’s comfortable with them.
"So they decided they were either going to exclude him on a fixed term or give him an internal exclusion.
"He went into to school the next day and they tried to give him an internal exclusion which he refused, so they’ve sent him home on a fixed term exclusion but haven’t told us how long for.
"He’s (Jayden) quite annoyed by it, he’s flying, he’s a brilliant pupil, gets all his work done to great standards and now this is standing in the way of him getting good marks."
Damion has been in a back-and-forth tussle with the school, which he feels has "disrespected" his family, but admits he's used some "colourful" language during his meetings.
The exclusion comes at the worst time for the "brilliant" student Jayden, whose GSCEs are around the corner.
Damion also said getting someone to look after Jayden while he's off school is going to be another problem.
He told Manchester Evening News: "I’m furious with this, it’s disrupted our day.
"I’d send him to my mum, but she’s got enough to do, I’m not putting that on her as well.
"The shoes have been no problem all year, and now all of a sudden there’s a problem.
"I want them to reinstate him immediately with a full apology."
A spokesman for Newhouse Academy said: "The school will not comment on any specific case with a student.
"However, as a school, we have clear uniform guidance on our website; this includes photographs of acceptable uniform.
"In circumstances where parents/carers need support, we are able to provide shoes from our stock, or in medical circumstances, a payment towards shoes that adhere with the school’s uniform rules."
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