Overview

• Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy’s spokesperson has reiterated that its guidelines allowed Union Jack clothing and that no student was suspended over outfit choices on culture day.
• Parents report that about 30 pupils were isolated for wearing British flags while students displaying Jamaican, Spanish and other cultural symbols were unaffected.
• Leanne Wehrle claims her 15-year-old daughter, Isobelle, was given a five-day suspension after questioning why Union Jack attire was deemed unacceptable.
• Stowe Valley Trust issued an unreserved apology after Bilton School barred a 12-year-old pupil from wearing a Union Jack dress on July 11 and announced a review of culture-day policies.
• Political leaders have weighed in supporting balanced celebrations of British heritage alongside wider cultural identities in schools.