Daughter's first day at school 'ruined' when she was made to take off skirt

Several parents have complained about the new policyNeil Shaw Assistant Editor10:47, 04 Sep 2026A mum has slammed a school's uniform policy change claiming her daughter was forced to wear trousers when she wanted to wear a skirt. Alice Jones dropped off her daughter, Millie Jones, 11, for her first day of secondary school on Wednesday, but the social worker claims a staff member at the Co-op Academies Trust school in Failsworth, Oldham refused to let Millie in until she put trousers on.‌It comes after a new trouser policy was introduced which requires all students to wear plain black tailored trousers. The 38-year-old claims that while she knew about the 'ridiculous' policy she gave MIllie, who was 'crying' at the thought of wearing trousers, the choice to wear a skirt instead.‌After refus