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A school in Britain has [apologies / apologised] to more than 50 students for [punishing / punishment] them after they wore the wrong trousers to class. Pupils at Heaton Manor school in the north of England were taken out of class and [given / taken] detention for not conforming [for / to] school uniform rules. They had to spend around eight hours in a small classroom for [breaking / breakage] the rules. School bosses said many of the trousers were "skintight" and were not [appropriateness / appropriate] dress for school. Head teacher Lynne Ackland explained that the school had been in the [process / recess] of tightening its uniform rules. She said she had not [anticipated / anticipatory] the [variety / various] of trouser styles her pupils would wear. She admitted the school had been too [strictly / strict] with the students.

Parents were [furious / furiously] at the treatment their children received. A mother of an 11-year-old told reporters: "My daughter was in that room for eight hours yesterday and she was [deeply / depth] distressed. I'd understand if she'd behaved [bad / badly] , but this is [punishment / punishing] for a pair of trousers the teachers don't like….She's lost two [days / days'] education because of this [ridiculous / ridicule] rule and I'm absolutely [placid / livid] ." She added: "We were sent letters from the school to say pupils must wear black, [tailors / tailored] trousers. In my opinion, my daughter's trousers are tailored; they are not skintight. The school should be more [specific / specified] ." Ms Ackland said: "We [clearly / clarity] need to be much more specific with people in future."