Police called to school

POLICE were called to a school after around 40 pupils were said to have been excluded for poor behaviour and uniform breaches.

Mums and dads went to confront staff at Blyth Academy in Blyth on Thursday after their children had been sent home the previous day for breaching the school’s uniform policy.

One parent claimed some pupils were reduced to tears after being “screamed and shouted” at by teachers before being told to leave.

But the Northern Education Trust, which runs the school, said it would not apologise for having high standards, which are important to improve the provision for its pupils. However, dad Barry Baker, from Blyth, refused to send his 15-year-old daughter, Brylee Long, to school on Thursday following the row.

The 47-year-old said: “Kids were coming out crying and they did not want to go to school. Kids are kids and some won’t wear the right uniform. It is a massive shambles that they’ve turned the school into an Army camp.”

Northumbria Police said officers were called to the school at around 10am on Thursday following reports of a group of parents voicing complaints.

The trust said a letter was sent to all parents before the summer holidays which set out the school’s expectations.