A school has introduced an extreme rule book which includes punishing students for looking out the window, smirking when being told off – or even using the word ‘dunno’.
Senior school pupils will now flout the rules if they say ‘why?’ when questioned about behaviour, ‘rolling eyes’ and ‘answering in a silly voice’.
Kings James’s School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, brought in the new 40 rules ahead of the start of term this week.
Head teacher Ian Rimmer, pictured, said: ‘Our ethos demands the best from everyone’
King James’s School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, pictured, has banned smiling, smirking and using the word ‘dunno’ with the introduction of 40 new rules at the start of this term
Pupils have even been warned against raising an eyebrow or asking why they are being told off
Some of the rulings on the list are common place with ‘intimate behaviours in corridors’ and ‘eating/chewing gum in lessons’ filing in the decades-old school rules..
However, newer restrictive bans include ‘slouching’, ‘using slang’ and ‘saying dunno, yeah, huh’ when asked a question.
The school law-breaking even extends to ‘smirking/smiling/screwing face up/raising eyebrows/looking at others when told off’.
The school declined to comment on its new policies, however a quote on the it’s website from its headteacher Ian Rimmer says: ‘Our ethos demands the best from everyone.’
It also says: ‘We take pride in preparing our students socially as well as academically.’
Mr Rimmer had previously given an interview to the Old Almondburians’ Society of former pupils after he was appointed headmaster in 2015.
In January 2015 16-year-old Oscar Ward was removed from lessons on his first day of school following the Christmas break because of his bleach-blonde Mohican.
Instead of being removed from the school, he was allowed to remain in isolation, even sitting a GCSE exam away from his friends.
The incident happened before Mr Rimmer took over from the school.
Speaking at the time, the then headmaster Robert Lamb said: ‘Our policy states very clearly in school diaries that hair, make-up and style should be kept conventional. It says “No unnatural colours, no hair shaved or cut into”.
‘The children are well aware of this rule. This pupil turned up with his hair blonde and shaved when he knew it was against the rules. No other school in the area would accept it to my knowledge. This pupil deliberately broke the rules.’