I’m fuming after my daughter’s school duct-taped her legs because she had ripped jeans… they said it was policy
A MUM has caused a stir online after sharing that her daughter’s legs were duct-taped at school because she was wearing ripped jeans.
Shanah Drummond’s teenage daughter had rips on the thighs of her jeans, which her school deemed inappropriate.
Teachers went on to cover her exposed skin in duct tape before she called her mum asking for help.
Shanah shared the experience on Tik Tok – including what her daughter’s legs looked like and how she dealt with the issue at the school.
The angry mum recorded herself walking into the school and can be heard asking her daughter, “who was it?”.
Challenging a member of staff behind a plastic screen, she continued: “Did you think it was acceptable to put duct tape on my daughter’s skin?”
Staff then said it happened due to the design of the young girl’s jeans not being in line with school policy.
Shanah then asked: “It’s a policy to put duct tape on a child’s skin?”
She continued in the video’s caption: “Am I overreacting or am I justified in being p****d off that the school thought it was acceptable to put duct tape on my child’s skin?
“I feel the school should’ve called me if they needed her to change her pants.
“We have never had an issue with a dress code before.
“The cheerleader uniforms are shorter than this.
“She was humiliated and had to hide it by tying her coat around the front of her.
“My daughter has eczema and sensitive skin and if she didn’t text us, she would’ve sat all day with duct tape irritating her legs.”
Comments of support flooded in under the video, which has raked in almost four million views.
One person weighed in: “Dress code or not, you call the parents and tell them to bring a change of clothes.
“You don’t put tape on someone’s child!”
Another quipped: “Our schools provide ugly sweatpants if they break dress code or they call parents.
“It’s not hard.
“They don’t have the right to do this. I’m sorry mama.”
Others with adhesive allergies explained that taping someone’s bare skin could be a very dangerous choice.
One woman explained: “As someone who has had their skin ripped off by duct tape due to adhesive allergy… YES, it’s a huge deal.”