A BRADFORD school which sent more than 100 pupils home last term for breaching its dress code has started a new crackdown, but some parents claim previously acceptable clothes have now been banned.

Hanson Academy took a tough stance over its uniform policy in November when 152 children were sent home for breaching its rules on clothing in one day.

On the first day of the new term school staff took action again to impose the rules, segregating around 50 pupils in a hall because their clothing was deemed to fall outside the uniform code.

But two parents have now accused the academy of changing rules part way through the school year, because two girls wearing trousers which fell within the dress code last term were this week told they are not acceptable.

However, after one day of segregation those pupils were allowed back into normal classes.

Parents said the decision to separate children not in correct uniform had been a change of policy for the school since November, when those deemed to be breaching the dress code were sent home to change.

Sharon Hatton, who's daughter Jade, 13, was among those involved, was critical of the school's stance.

She told the T&A: "I am all for uniform and discipline but I think they are being unreasonable.

"They are being pedantic about the uniform and my daughter has missed lessons as a result.

"Before September, I paid for my daughter a new school skirt, then we were told skirts were banned.

"I paid for some trousers and they did a school gate check and now these are unacceptable.

"There has been no consultation about this. My daughter was told the school rules have changed.

"My daughter missed out on four subjects. She only did one piece of English.

"It is a totalitarian exercise. I think they are harassing people," she said.

"Staff asked my daughter if she was wearing different pants today and she said yes because she thought she would get detention otherwise. So my situation is resolved but she had to say she was wearing different pants."

Terry Carroll said his daughter, Shannon Moran, 11, was subjected to the same circumstances at the Sutton Avenue school.

"Before Christmas she attended school wearing the same trousers and there were no problems. Now they have said they were too tight but they are school trousers, with pockets in. They are not leggings or anything.

"Before Christmas they sent a lot of children home saying their uniforms were not suitable.

"At the time we thought it was a good idea. They never sent my daughter home at all, her uniform was fine. Today it is not," he said.

His daughter was also allowed back into conventional lessons yesterday -despite wearing the same trousers which led to her being segregated on Monday.

Mr Carroll said other children were still held in segregated from normal classes over uniform issues yesterday, however.

Hanson Academy has failed to respond to a request for comment on the latest uniform controversy but in November it found support from the head of Ofsted.

Sir Michael Wilshaw said the academy's stance was "a lesson in how to be employable" and taught students about respecting rules.