A school has announced a cooling-off period in its clash with parents over a uniform policy.

Pupils who turned up at Oakbank School, Keighley, today in the incorrect blazer, were allowed to wear it in school after all.

They faced having to hand over their black jackets, which are without a badge, and putting on an official badged blazer.

But staff have agreed to let the campaigning pupils keep on their own blazers.

The decision follows angry parent John Hawley's pledge to accompany his son, 11 year-old Jules, to school today to make sure his blazer was not removed.

Headteacher John Roberts and his governors had ordered that pupils who turned up in the incorrect jackets, would have them removed and swapped for an official blazer.

Mr Hawley of Exley Road, Keighley, said: "I telephoned the school and asked them not to take action against my son.

"I didn't want him in that predicament. Deputy head Clive Mack said he could wear his own blazer and there would be a cooling-off period.

"The problem has not been resolved yet. I still want him to wear the blazer I bought and be able to buy a badge and attach it."

It is the latest chapter in a summer-long confrontation over the introduction of a new school uniform, including a badged-blazer, which must be bought from a designated Keighley shop.

But some parents have refused to buy the correct jacket and want the school to allow them to stitch on a badge.

In a compromise move last week, governors agreed to allow parents to buy the blazer from the shop of their choice from 2001.

But they insisted that this year's rules remain in force and have offered to buy back the incorrect blazers so parents can buy the official jacket with the badge.

But governors warned that if parents refused, students would have to borrow a proper blazer to be collected at school and returned at the end of the day.

Conservative Councillor Glen Miller (Worth Valley) said: "I'm asking governors to please come to an agreement. There is a simple solution and that is for the parents to be able to buy the badge. It has to be the easiest option. I am worried about these children being stigmatised."

The row is also being investigated by the Department for Education. Last year the DfEE also held a probe into how Oakbank won its Sports College status.

The status was removed and only returned after officials were assured about a new matched-fundraising scheme.