Patriotic haircuts given red card by headteachers

Two football mad pupils at either end of the country have been sent home for falling foul of school hairdo policies. Martyn Woodward from York was given the red card by his headteacher when he turned up for exams boasting a haircut in the shape of the St George's Cross. Head teacher Chris Bridge said Martyn would have to sit out the exams in a separate room from his classmates because of his 'extreme' haircut.

Down in the West Country another World Cup devotee, Lewis Whitehead, was sent off school premises when he came to school with his head shaved into hexagons like a football.

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