A secondary faculty has resorted to drastic measures to cease useless pupils changing into distracted by their very own reflections.
Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth has taken the controversial choice to take away all mirrors as a consequence of ‘congestion’ within the bathrooms.
Deciding he has had sufficient, headteacher Steven Dyer despatched an e mail to folks informing them that mirrors within the bathrooms had led to ‘behaviour points’.
He wrote: ‘We observed that the mirrors have been contributing to congestion and behavior points within the bathrooms, notably throughout busy durations.
‘Students have been usually gathering across the mirrors, which led to delays, overcrowding, and, in some instances, behaviour that made the area much less snug for others.
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‘Removing the mirrors is meant to allow us to maintain the bathrooms calmer, safer, and extra targeted on their meant use.
‘Our precedence is at all times to keep up a secure and optimistic setting for all, and this modification has already made a noticeable enchancment.
‘We will proceed to assessment the association and take scholar suggestions into consideration.’
But some mother and father have been left ‘outraged’ by the choice, slamming the removing of all mirrors as ‘outdated’.
One mom, who wished to stay nameless, stated: ‘As a mom of two younger women within the faculty, I’m outraged.
‘One of my daughter’s pals needed to take away a piercing and substitute it with a transparent stud – with no mirror to do that safely.
‘Both girls and boys have so many insecurities and I really feel this can simply add to ever-growing pressures.
‘When asking my youngsters about this, they each replied that the mirrors have “nothing in any respect to do with the continuing points”.
‘I need my youngsters to be assured and comfy of their place of studying however this to me appears extraordinarily outdated.’
Another mum or dad stated mirrors weren’t only for checking make-up and hair.
Pupils could have eye points or different health-related considerations that want taking a look at, they stated.
Metro has approached Wey Valley Academy for remark.
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