TEENAGE girls have accused staff at Shelley College of “heavy-handed” tactics over a school make-up ban.

Year 11 students say the school has gone over the top in removing mirrors from the girls’ toilets.

The college has banned students from wearing make-up and has issued teachers with make-up removal kits and nail varnish remover.

Girls claim they are checked for make-up every day and are threatened with isolation if they refuse to take it off.

A student, who asked not to be named, told how mirrors in the girls’ toilets were boarded over last term but because girls had uncovered them again they had been removed altogether over the holidays.

The girl said: “This ban is just ridiculous and the school is going to extreme lengths to stop us wearing make-up.

“The school says it affects our education but it doesn’t. I just put some foundation and mascara on at 7.30am and don’t touch it until I get home.

“We do it for our own confidence. We have to do presentations and I don’t want to stand up in front of the class without make-up on.

“It’s just to hide our insecurities. We know school is not a fashion show.”

The girl said students and parents had written to the school but had not received a proper explanation over the ban.

A Kirklees Council spokeswoman said: “Shelley College reviewed its uniform and make-up policy in the spring term of this year, seeking ways to make it clearer for parents and students.