English Schools’ Crackdown on Patriotic Clothing
24th July 2025
Dozens of schoolchildren were punished with “isolation” after they wore Union flags to celebrate a school ‘culture day.’ Pupils at Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy in Oldbury, West Midlands were invited to wear something reflecting their heritage for the day—not realising British heritage is now seen as controversial.
It is claimed head teacher Peter McKinniss withdrew pupils wearing British flags from class and had them detained in a separate meeting room. One pupil who challenged the ‘no flags’ policy, Isobelle Wehrle, 15, was sent home for arguing—and suspended from school for five days.