Parents angered after 100 detentions given out by Whitburn Church of England Academy in uniform and school rules clampdown
The parents of a number of children attending Whitburn Church of England Academy are angry after the school confirmed around 100 children were detained after-school for breaches of school rules and uniform policy.
This is an old article that appeared in the Shields Gazette on Wednesday, 9th March 2022. As part of this website, it is important that some important local Whitburn stories are saved to the site for archiving and historical purposes. Future Whitburn related articles will be written directly by this Whitburn Village website and by local people to the village.
The pupils were detained on the first day after the half-term holiday with further detentions having taken place since.
Parents were sent a letter before the holiday warning that for “every breach of expected uniform, there will be a one hour sanction after-school the same day”.
The letter also warned the same sanction would be “imposed” for students using their mobile phones in the school building with use only allowed outside during break and lunchtimes.
The letter stated failure to do so would be viewed as “defiance of the school rules and staff will confiscate them”.
Principal John Crowe has defended the policy, insisting the clampdown was to ensure all students adhered to the rules which had always been in place, some of which had been relaxed due to the pandemic.
The school also cited that by the end of the week (Friday March 4) there were only six detentions issued.
The situation led to a number of parents contacting the Gazette and Echo about what they feel are overly draconian punishments.
As this is a relatively recent article, you would need to read the rest of the article directly on the Gazette website: Parents angered after 100 detentions given out by Whitburn Church of England Academy in uniform and school rules clampdown | Shields Gazette
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