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Teachers told a 15-year-old schoolgirl she needed to cover her ankles because they might be sexually attractive.

Olivia Williams, 15, a pupil at Trinity Academy Cathedral school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was told her trousers should not be tight and she had to cover her ankles to avoid 'drawing sexual attraction'.

Schoolmasters at the academy rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted have banned pupils from going to the toilet unless they have a special pass, or a pink pass for girls on their period.

Although the NHS says periods can last for up to a week, the Academy's pink passes are reportedly taken away from the girls after only four days.

Olivia was suspended for two days after she organised a protest against the rules yesterday.

Her mother Katie McLoughlin, 35, told MailOnline: 'It's ridiculous. Who looks at ankles and thinks they are attractive?

'All the children have got toilet passes. The girls have got pink passes. Everybody knows what it means. 

'After four days the passes have been taken from the girls.'

Although Katie was shocked at the school's new rules, she said she was 'overwhelmed' and 'so proud' of her daughter for standing up for what she believed in.

Olivia told MailOnline that the stringent rules made her feel 'embarrassed'.

She said: 'We are singled out for going to the bathroom. 

'Everybody should be allowed to be themselves.'

Dozens of other pupils protested with her on Thursday, chanting 'freedom' as they demonstrated.

Even though Olivia was suspended she went to protest again today but was told she would be expelled if she continued demonstrating against the draconian measures. 

In a letter to parents, the school's principal Rob Marsh said: 'Student toilets are open before school, between lessons, at breaktimes, lunchtimes and after school.

'Students are allowed to go to the toilet at any point during these times. We understand that at times, some students may need to attend the toilet more frequently.

'For this reason, we have a toilet pass system.

'We also grant access to girls who need to attend toilets at specific times.

'Our uniform rules have not changed for quite some time and are standard for a secondary school.

'We have been in contact with parents of those students involved [in protests] throughout the day.

'The first contact was largely about trying to encourage support to get students back into school.

'We will be in touch again regarding sanctions and next steps.'

MailOnline has contacted Trinity Academy Cathedral for comment. 

It came as protests broke out over similar rules at schools across the country this week.

The demonstrations have turned into a TikTok trend that is causing chaos at schools.

Protests started after rules were introduced that banned pupils going to the toilet during class, forced girls to show a 'red card' when on their period and undergo skirt-measuring by teachers.

In a letter to parents, one headteacher said pupils had 'decided to imitate a trend relating to school protests' on social media and that similar protests were taking place at 'numerous schools throughout the country'.

At Penrice Academy in St Austell, Cornwall, told parents that 'due to a social media post yesterday evening, some of our students took the decision to protest'. 

Protests took place at schools in Cornwall, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Essex with videos of furious children rebelling being shared on social media.

Meanwhile, others commented on TikTok videos asking how they could stage a protest at their school, with one saying: 'I'm a year seven but want to start a protest for the same reasons...how do I start it'.

At Penrice Academy, students reportedly 'flipped tables' and broke fences over rule changes which also forced girls to show a 'red card' when they are on their period.

Pupils at the Farnley Academy, Leeds, were seen standing outside the school gates as parents claimed a policy stating children must get a written note to use the toilet during class 'had taken away their human rights' 

Similar scenes were found at Haven High Academy, Boston, yesterday with one parent comparing its new policy which locked toilets and corridors during lessons to 'prison rules'.

It comes after students yesterday protested at Rainford High in St. Helens, Merseyside over male teachers measuring the length of girls' skirts. 

A video taken at Penrice Academy showed pupils shaking the fence while chanting and shouting, as one parent claimed a girl had been injured during the protest.

Speaking to Cornwall Live, the mother said: 'My daughter has just called me to say the protest has got out of hand and students are flipping tables. The children are now not allowed out for break.'

Another parent said: 'Since the red pass scheme was announced and reported about in the press, the school has issued no official statements to parents or children about the news coverage, has not responded to emails sent by parents asking about the toilet passes, and has not changed their policy.

'They are just not listening to parents or children - and unfortunately the kids are taking things into their own hands today.'

There were similar scenes of outrage at Farnley Academy in Leeds.

A video showed furious pupils demonstrating against a new policy of toilet doors being locked during lesson time. 

Parent Natalie Hennessy, who has a son in Year 9, told Leeds Live: 'My son, who is a high achiever, is so fed up of the way he's being treated. 

'He says he feels manipulated all the time and the school is like a prison. I feel disgusted. 

'The amount of times I've contacted the school and it's falling on deaf ears. They're taking away their human rights.'

Furious parents expressed their outrage over the school policy on social media.

One mother said Farnley Academy called her four times about picking up her daughter after her 'behaviour was out of control' at the protests today, but she was unable to pick her up as she was at work.

Mother Helen Walker said: 'Well my daughter's been excluded for going to toilet yesterday without having a note and she was really desperate.'

'This is beyond a joke,' she said. 'Why are they treating our kids unfair[ly] like this?'

And another parent went on: 'Why is our children been treated like they are in a prison of war camp.

'This is not how our children should be treated if they need toilet let then go it's not a crime and to limit them with toilet roll is totally unacceptable in all the ways.'

A spokesperson for The Farnley Academy, writing on Facebook, confirmed students had been asked to use the centrally located toilets during lesson times.

But they added that these bathrooms always remained available to children if they needed to use the toilet and were being marshalled by teachers to keep them safe.

Videos of pupils demonstrating outside Haven High Academy, in Boston, Lincolnshire, over similar toilet use rules also appeared on TikTok yesterday.