The red numbers on a tape measure can have various purposes, from making the blade more legible to determining the distance ...

An angry mum has pulled her 12-year-old daughter out of school over claims a ruler was used to prove her skirt was just 2cm ...

Cola Glenny, 34, has accused teachers at the Hundred of Hoo Academy of carrying out "military"-style inspections to check whether her daughter Pearl's skirt was 8cm above her knee - and punishing her ...