A schoolgirl was suspended from school after she wore trainers due to having large blisters from her new shoes.

Maisie Castle-Dalton, 13, attended her first day back at Denton Community College in Tameside, Manchester last week. 

The year nine student had bought some new school shoes but had huge blisters from wearing them. On Thursday she wore black trainers for comfort.

On Friday, she wore the trainers again and was told she would have to go to supervision, often known as isolation. Here, the pupil is isolated for the whole day and not allowed to leave for break time.

Maisie refused but was then suspended with her mum Sammi Castle having to collect her from school.

Sammi, 37, reacted with fury, explaining that she did not understand why Maisie had been suspended, especially as her daughter wanted to be in school.

She told Manchester Evening News: “She’s not been naughty. She’s just got sore feet.”

The mum-of-two added: “The teacher brought her to me at school and I showed her a picture of Maisie’s blisters, as she couldn’t see them with the tights she had on. They said she’d been offered alternative footwear, but she’s not wearing alternative footwear that we don’t know who has been wearing and even if they’re new, she would not have been comfortable.”

By Monday, Maisie’s feet were still sore so Sammi requested a doctor’s note, but she was told that the GP wouldn’t get involved in uniform disputes. Sammi was assured by the head teacher that Maisie would be given a note for Monday but after speaking to her daughter later in the day, she discovered she was told to go to supervision again.

Maisie refused to go and Sammi supported this decision. 

Sammi, who works for home improvement company Leads 2 Trade, has accused the Taylor Lane school of being “controlling” and says it’s not the only time she’s had issues.

“They won’t even let them go to the toilet in lesson time, which can be a real problem for the girls especially,” she said.

“And last year Maisie felt sick but they wouldn’t let her come home. She used her phone to message me and tell me she was poorly and ask could I collect her. I rang the school and said ‘she wants to come home as she’s not well’, and the teacher said ‘I decide if a child goes home from school or not’, but I said ‘she’s my child, not yours and she’s not well.

“I know they need to have boundaries and some kids take the mick, but they really are too controlling.”

A spokesperson for Denton Community College told MEN: “We have the highest expectations of student conduct and uniform, and expect all students to follow reasonable requests from adults. Our Expectations For Learning policy is clear about the consequences in this regard.

“These high expectations have resulted in the significant improvements we have seen at Denton this summer. We have seen strong passes in maths and English increase by 18% and we are likely to be one of the most improved schools in the country.

“We always strive to work with parents in order to ensure that they support our high standards, which the majority of our parents do strongly. In this case we have been in close discussion with the parent to resolve the matter. Parents are always welcome to contact the school if they have any comments or concerns.”

Express.co.uk has contacted Denton Community College for comment.