'She dyed her hair not her brain': School kicked girl, 14, out of class because she dyed her hair bright red

Natalya Page was sent to isolation and told she couldn't attend lessons at Kenton Academy, in Kenton, Newcastle - until she dyes back to a natural colour. Teachers contacted her father, Fred Page (pictured right), to ask for permission to recolour his daughter's hair in a school salon, but he refused, saying the school had overreacted. The school announced plans earlier this week to charge parent fines of £60 - increasing to £120 on non-payment - if their children missed lessons