Burnley High School has banned girls wearing socks with skirts.

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Mums and dads have been left livid after a teacher allegedlycompared girls as young as ELEVEN to prostitutes. The comments emerged amid a row over uniform socks.

Burnley High School has banned girls wearing socks with skirts. One fuming parent has claimed a teacher commented that the girls looked "like prostitutes with skirts and knee-high socks".

The anonymous parent told the Lancashire Telegraph : “The school tried to implement this last year, but parents were not happy, as they found out it was because one of the teachers said the girls looked like prostitutes with skirts and knee-high socks.

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“We were outraged and said the school should not be implementing a no socks policy, but actually asking why a teacher automatically sees prostitutes when looking at schoolgirls.” And another said: “It makes no sense and does not help with cost at all.

“Tights ladder very easily, also especially in warm weather, every girl will be suffering with thrush.” But the school stated: “Following government guidelines, we have reviewed our uniform policy this academic year to ensure it is as cost effective as possible for parents.

“This involved us arranging a provision of second-hand uniform which we can make available for purchase if needed. The uniform has remained unchanged since we first opened as a school, but our governors have agreed to change two aspects of the uniform policy to help with rising costs.

“These are allowing black OR purple socks for PE to help with costs, and black tights (minimum 50 denier) only with skirts. Knee socks are no longer part of our school uniform. This will mean uniform is more cost effective, as school can provide tights where needed at a cheaper cost than socks. We are always willing to help and work collaboratively with our families, so if you need support, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our in-house uniform store is available for short term loan of uniform to support our families, but I must stress that this is short-term only.”

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