A schoolboy has been excluded from the classroom for wearing black trainers after he underwent foot surgery, his mum has claimed.
Crystal Smith says her 13-year-old son, Joshua, was forced to sit in the corridor due to his school's strict uniform policy.
The mum says Joshua underwent surgery on his toe during the October holiday and has been left in some pain and discomfort while his foot heals.
Medics told the teenager his foot could take up to 12 weeks to heal and wearing his school shoes exacerbate the pain so he has been wearing comfier trainers to class instead.
But mum Crystal claims West Derby School are refusing to let him wear trainers despite having a letter from his doctor saying he can't wear normal shoes until his foot is healed.
The 34-year-old mum told the Liverpool Echo : "I don't think that's fair as he's had this operation on his foot and the teacher's like, 'he's walking around comfortably'. But that's not the point - even if he's walking around comfortably it still takes 12 weeks to heal.
"He's got to sit outside the office as I said I don't want him in isolation as isolation is a punishment and he's done nothing wrong.
"They said to me, 'well he can't be in class so we'll sit him outside one of our classrooms'.
"He's still in pain because it's not healed. And he's in pain with his other foot because he's waiting to get his other foot done.
"They wanted to both at the same time but I said no because he wouldn't be able to walk.
"The trainers are soft so it's not pressing on his toe and I'm not asking for him to wear them all the time.
"He's wearing black trainers - he's not wearing luminous coloured trainers."
Crystal claims she told the school that she would keep Joshua off school for 12 weeks if they wouldn't allow him to wear trainers, but said Joshua wanted to go to school as he "didn't want to get his mum and dad into trouble".
The mum, who has three boys at the school, claims she told staff she has a letter from her son's doctor saying he can't wear normal shoes while his foot is healing.
Crystal said: "They said the doctor's letters don't mean nothing because the doctors don't know the school rules."
West Derby School was approached for comment.
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