Mum fuming after 'petty' school sends daughters home as shoes considered 'boots'

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A mum is furious after her daughters were sent home after the first day of school – as their shoes were considered “boots”.The mum, who is a self-employed single parent, spent a “fair bit” on the shoes for her her two girls.She and officials from the Reading school then “disagreed” on how they should be classed.The parent, who does not wish to be identified, will only be able to replace the shoes next month at the earliest.

She told Berkshire Live: "My girls were so looking forward to going back to school as they've missed so much of it because of the pandemic."If my washing machine breaks down in that time I'm going to pay to fix that, not buy new shoes."I just don't understand the.