A WINCHESTER schoolgirl has been told she is suspended from lessons for having newly-dyed hair — but her sister’s dyed hair is deemed acceptable.

Kirby Moore, 13, has been informed she will be taught in isolation at Kings’ School in Winchester because her mousy hair is now dark brown.

Her father, Stuart Gander, is upset saying many other Kings’ pupils have more strikingly dyed hair and also that another daughter, Chelsea Hay, 15, is being treated differently.

Chelsea also had her hair dyed about a month ago, but has been told that hers is acceptable.

Mr Gander, of Keble Street, Stanmore, removed both his daughters from school on Monday and accused Kings’ of double standards.

He said: “Their rules are getting far-fetched. This is going to real extremes. I think the school is wrong. It’s not fair.

“I can’t see how it is OK for Chelsea but not for Kirby.

“Rules for one should be rules for all. There’s double standards. All girls like to dye their hair. Lots of girls at Kings’ dye their hair. I could walk around the school and see 200 girls with dyed hair.”

He said it would cost hundreds of pounds to have the home-dyed hair professionally returned to an acceptable colour.

Mr Gander, a production foreman, added: “I’m not going to have them put into isolation. That is punishment. I have never had a problem with punishment in the past. I have stood by the school.”

Kirby said: “I’m upset about it. It looks like I will have to get my hair dyed again when other people who have dyed hair, don’t. It seems unfair.”

Chelsea said: “We haven’t done anything wrong, so I’m not very happy.”

Kings’ under its current headteacher Sue Lawrence and her predecessor Ray Bradbury is well-known for its ultra-strict stance on uniforms and haircuts.

In the past, the school has stressed that its dress and appearance code is laid out in its prospectus.

In a statement, Kings’ said: “Our uniform code is clear — ‘Hair must be in an appropriate style for school and must not reflect any extreme of fashion’.

“This situation arose because of Kirby’s drastic change in hair colour. The Head of Year contacted her parents to ask for their support in rectifying the situation.”