- A mother is stunned after daughter given detention for wearing wrong shoes
- The Brisbane student’s leather Vans were on the banned list at the high school
- Girl’s mother, Karen Bishop, spoke to school they offered to buy her a new pair
A mother spent hundreds on a new pair of school shoes for her teenage daughter only for the high school to give her detention for having the wrong shoes.
The Brisbane high school student was reportedly wearing a pair of $350 shoes, only to discover they were on the banned list, according to ABC News.
The girl’s mother, Karen Bishop, said she was unaware of the height requirement and the rule was ‘utterly ridiculous’.
A Brisbane high school student was given detention after reportedly wearing a pair of $350 shoes, only to discover they were on the banned list (pictured)
The school outlines in their uniform guide student’s shoes mustn’t have a heel higher that 20 millimetres or lower than five millimetres.
The detention was lifted after Ms Bishop spoke to the school who offered to buy her daughter a new pair of shoes to replace the black leather Vans lace-ups.
‘I know that you can’t send your child off to school in purple shoes. I know all about respect for rules and everything like that, but when a child has a brand new pair of black leather lace-up shoes, I don’t see the reason for making them collect a uniform pass,’ Ms Bishop told Courier Mail.
‘[The deputy principal] was very good in the way he dealt with me but they will not change their stance on compliance.
‘Just give her an education.’
A Department of Education spokesman said the student school uniform policy is to balance the rights of students for the best interest of the entire school community.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the high school for comment.
The girl’s mother, Karen Bishop, said her daughter was wearing Vans shoes (similar pictured) and when she spoke to the school, they offered to buy her daughter a new pair of school shoes