Fuming dad calls police after schoolgirls put in isolation over length of their skirts

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police after girls were put into isolation at their school over the length of their skirts and told they could not leave.South Wigston High School in Leicester has come under fire from parents who say they are furious at the treatment of their daughters this week.One mother, who did not want to be identified, said that her husband even called the police after their 14-year-old daughter rang up "crying" on Monday to say she was being kept in a room with other girls whose skirts didn't comply with the new rules - and were not being allowed to leave. READ MORE: 'Our teachers sent us flirty messages after we left school – it's so creepy' "Staff were blocking the door and weren't allowing the children to leave," she said."My husband was so angry he actually called the police."They wouldn't do anything but that's how mad he was."He told my daughter he was coming to pick her up."But when he arrived he was told she couldn't leave."It wasn't for another two hours before he could take her home." To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here . She added: "My younger daughter, who is 12, was also affected.

She was told her skirt was too short later in the morning. She has autism and suffers with anxiety."She didn't quite understand what was going on to be honest."Another parent, Emma Harvey, said she received a call from her "extremely upset" 14-year-old daughter, in Year 10."In my daughter's case, her skirt was just slightly above her knee," she said."She was told to either put on a skirt provided by the school for the day or be taken out of class and put in isolation."Ms Harvey said that her daughter accepted the skirt but it didn't fit her.She added: "Basically, instead of a.