A ban on girls wearing frilly socks and refusal to clear up dog mess in a playground are among a list of health and safety excuses branded "ridiculous" by a Government minister. Health and safety ...

The ban was enforced when a child fell over whilst wearing socks with large frills, which were made by parent Tracy Rudge for her daughter and other children at the school. "This ban is ridiculous,” ...

A headmistress has upset parents by banning their children from wearing frilly socks to school over health and safety fears. After one of the pupils tripped and fell over last week head teacher Jan ...

A school has banned its pupils from wearing frilly socks. Kingsholm Primary School in Gloucester wrote a letter to parents outlawing the socks after a girl tripped over, Metro reports. Students are ...