Father furious after school puts 12-year-old son 'in isolation' for shoes!

• He was in isolation all week and had to spend an hour in detention after school.

A 12-year-old schoolboy in Cheadle, UK, was put in 'isolation and detention for a week' for wearing £50 black shoes which his school said were not in line with the uniform.

The boy's father, Paul Holt, was left shocked to know the treatment meted out to his son, Kian, by Stockport Academy and claimed he was missing out on vital hours in classroom.

Holt said he spent £50 on a pair of black Kickers 'shoes' after checking uniform guidelines on the school's website. However, on his first day at school last Wednesday, Kian was told his footwear was not acceptable and was given a warning. The following day, Kian was put in isolation, where pupils are separated from their classmates for the day.

"Like all parents, we did the school uniform shopping after checking the school's website for guidelines which just specifies 'black' shoes. So I took him to JD Sports and went to the 'school' section and bought some plain, black shoes for £50," Holt was quoted as saying in Daily Mail.

According to the academy, pupils must wear plain, black school shoes specifically no trainers. Holt said he called up the school to explain they were described as 'shoes', not trainers, on the store's website and refused to replace the shoes. "Instead of contacting myself or his mother, he was given a spare pair of shoes, which seems a bit unhygienic," Holt said.

The angry father added, "On Thursday, Kian came home an hour late. When I asked him where he had been, he said he was put in isolation and had received a detention. He was in isolation all week and had to spend an hour in detention after school."

Not ready to spend further on shoes, Holt said, "I have already spent a couple of hundred pounds on uniform this year. There are some families that can't just go out and buy shoes. My son is missing out and is going to be behind."

While a spokesman from Stockport Academy said it would not be appropriate to discuss an individual student. "But we have a strict uniform policy that applies across the school and which focuses on students wearing sensible and affordable items of clothing that are easily available," the spokesman added.