A Hampshire school girl has been told she is suspended from lessons for having newly-dyed hair – but her sister’s dyed hair is deemed okay Kirby Moore, 13, has been informed she will be taught in isolation at Kings’ School because her mousey hair is now dark brown.

Her father Stuart Gander is upset saying many other Kings’ pupils have more strikingly dyed hair and also that another daughter Chelsea Hay, 15, is being treated differently.

Kirby Moore, 13, talks about her hair dilemma

Chelsea, who had her hair dyed about a month ago, has been told that hers is acceptable.

The school has defended its decision however and says its uniform code is clear.

Mr Gander, of Keble Street, Stanmore, removed both his daughters from school and accused Kings’ of double standards.

He said: “This is going to real extremes. I think the school is wrong. It’s not fair.

“I can’t see how it is OK for Chelsea but not for Kirby.

“Rules for one should be rules for all. There’s double standards. All girls like to dye their hair. Lots of girls at Kings’ dye their hair. I could walk around the school and see 200 girls with dyed hair.”

He said it would cost hundreds of pounds to have the home-dyed hair professionally returned to an acceptable colour.

Mr Gander, 35, a production foreman, said: “I’m not going to have them put into isolation. That is punishment. I have never had a problem with punishment in the past. I have stood by the school.”

Kirby told the Daily Echo: “I’m upset about it. It looks like I will have to get my hair dyed again when other people who have dyed hair, don’t. It seems unfair.”

Kings’ under its current headteacher Sue Lawrence and her predecessor Ray Bradbury is well-known for its strict stance on uniforms and haircuts.

The school has stressed that its dress and appearance code is laid out in its prospectus.

In a statement, Kings’ said: “Our uniform code is clear – ‘Hair must be in an appropriate style for school and must not reflect any extreme of fashion’.

“This situation arose because of Kirby’s drastic change in hair colour. The Head of Year contacted her parents to ask for support in rectifying the situation.”