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A Cornwall school has come under fire from parents after it said that girls must request a 'red card pass' while on their period to go to the toilet during class time
The new policy at Penrice Academy in St Austell means that all pupils can only go to the bathroom outside of lesson time.
The headteacher defended the decision and said it was important to minimise disruption during classes.
The school also insisted that the rule will never prevent pupils from going to the loo if they really are in need.
While some of the parents have also complained about the school enforcing its no coat-rule in corridors.
Parents have expressed their anger online after Penrice Academy, St Austell, said girls must request a 'red card pass' while on their period to go to the toilet during class time
Many parents in the area took to Facebook to express their outrage, Kim Bailey wrote: 'Any human, child or adult should be allowed to use the toilets at any time.
'They are hardly going to "please Sir I have a touch of diarrhoea". Or "please may I use the loo my periods have started".
'If schools are all about care and nurturing children, some of these controlling and archaic rules need rethinking.'
One mother added: 'They should know by
