.Akatsuki.
10-02-2007, 05:02 PM
The pupils were objecting to being made to wear a blazer
Firefighters and the police were called to a south Wales school after pupils protesting against a change in uniform set fire to a blazer.
Head teacher Pauline Thomas said "a small group" of pupils were involved in the demonstration.
She said making wearing blazers compulsory had been the idea of the school council which is led by pupils.
"Three years ago, the school council asked us if they could have blazers in the school uniform," she said.
"The governors agreed and we have been phasing it in gradually.
"But this year is the first year it is compulsory and as the weather has started to get colder we thought it was time the pupils actually had them on."
The demonstration was filmed on a pupil's mobile phone
But a small group of pupils aged 14 and 15 objected to the new uniform and held a protest on Tuesday morning.
"They went out of a lesson to show their protest then came in after lunch," Mrs Thomas explained.
"But a small group went back out and burnt a blazer in the bus bay."
Mrs Thomas said she would be sending letters to parents of children involved in the protests.
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said officers were called to the school at about 1300 BST but that the incident was over by the time they arrived.
A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said firefighters did attend but were not needed at the scene.
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MY SCHOOL AND I WASN'T THERE. :mad:
DAMNIT!
;.;
Freaking corey is on the photo too. ;.; *guy with blue T-shirt*
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7024371.stm
Firefighters and the police were called to a south Wales school after pupils protesting against a change in uniform set fire to a blazer.
Head teacher Pauline Thomas said "a small group" of pupils were involved in the demonstration.
She said making wearing blazers compulsory had been the idea of the school council which is led by pupils.
"Three years ago, the school council asked us if they could have blazers in the school uniform," she said.
"The governors agreed and we have been phasing it in gradually.
"But this year is the first year it is compulsory and as the weather has started to get colder we thought it was time the pupils actually had them on."
The demonstration was filmed on a pupil's mobile phone
But a small group of pupils aged 14 and 15 objected to the new uniform and held a protest on Tuesday morning.
"They went out of a lesson to show their protest then came in after lunch," Mrs Thomas explained.
"But a small group went back out and burnt a blazer in the bus bay."
Mrs Thomas said she would be sending letters to parents of children involved in the protests.
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said officers were called to the school at about 1300 BST but that the incident was over by the time they arrived.
A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said firefighters did attend but were not needed at the scene.
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MY SCHOOL AND I WASN'T THERE. :mad:
DAMNIT!
;.;
Freaking corey is on the photo too. ;.; *guy with blue T-shirt*
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7024371.stm