A school has been branded as "draconian" after implementing "archaic" new rules which include a ban on students hugging each other.
Parents have slammed Hylands School in Chelmsford, Essex due to the "lack of communication with parents" after finding out about the new policies from their children.
The school is now banning pupils from hugging and holding hands, reports Essex Live.
The secondary school has also said that they "do not allow" romantic relationships between the students, and those that are caught with mobile phones on their persons during school time could have them locked in a safe for the rest of the day.
A strict "hands off" policy among other rules has also been introduced.
