A 13-year-old boy whose parents couldn't buy him a school tie because stocks had run out, has been sent home for not wearing the full uniform.
Michael Lovell, from Greengates, arrived at the brand new Immanuel Church of England Community College, Thackley, wearing the new uniform minus a tie.
He was pulled out of classes with seven other boys and taken home for not being dressed correctly.
His parents are furious because they tried to buy the full uniform but found that Immanuel ties had completely sold out.
They said the school knew there were none left and that it has punished their son for something beyond his control.
"I tried to explain it to the school," said Michael. "But they just said: 'You are going to have to go home anyway'. I am a bit disgusted because I had been looking forward to my first day at the school."
His father John Lovell said his other son, 12 year-old Jonathan who had been due to start today at the new school, would also have to miss out because he also lacked a tie.
"This is diabolical," he said. "You can't send a child to school with a tie if you can't get one.
"There is no consideration of the child's welfare. It is a horrendous thing to do to a 13-year-old."
Immanuel deputy head teacher, Craig Watson, said pupils had been sent home if they were not in a full uniform or if they were not on a list of pupils whose parents had ordered one, faxed to them by suppliers Henry Smith.
But Andrew Varley, manager of the Shipley clothes shop, said it had been made clear to the school that there were parents who had been into the shop to try to buy the uniform but were not on the list.
Michael's mother Christine Lovell said she had ordered a football kit at the shop but nobody had suggested she could order a tie.
Mr Watson said Michael had been treated carefully and with the "greatest of courtesy".
He added that he had had no indication that the Lovells had tried to buy the uniform.
"Parents who chose to send children to Immanuel were able to buy the uniform as long ago as June," he said.
"We were upfront about our admission policies and parents made a positive choice about the school."
He said the children sent home had not been technically admitted yet and that if their parents had not bought or ordered a full uniform by Monday then perhaps they should consider another school.
Mr Varley said 900 ties had been bought in for 750 pupils, but some people had obviously bought two and he had sold out last weekend. Stocks were now back in.
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