Stockport Mum Blasts School Over Isolation for Leggings

0:00On May 1st, a mum and stock port is calling out Reddishvale High School for putting her 16-year-old daughter in isolation over leggings. The girl usually wears a skirt, but switched because of a bad eczema flare-up from exam stress. With GCSE starting next week and just 30 days left in term, the mum says buying new approved trousers would be a waste. The school enforces a strict uniform policy. No leggings allowed, only low-goat skirts or trousers. After the incident, the daughter missed key revision lessons, which hurts right before exams since there's no study leave anymore. Parents are fired up, pointing to the school's inadequate off-stead rating from June 2024. Inspectors flag major issues like poor reading skills blocking the curriculum, low expectations for disadvantaged kids, and staffing instability, causing learning gaps. She got back into class on Friday May 1st by wearing a skirt over the leggings. A recent monitoring visit noted progress under new head Darren Moroni, but the school still

1:01needs special measures to improve. Meanwhile, the policy stresses equality under the Equality Act, with isolation as a last resort for uniform breaches. This case highlights tensions between rules and real student needs as the school pushes for better days ahead.