Girls will be banned from wearing skirts in a bid to make the school uniform 'more gender-neutral'
From September all students at Tiverton High School will be required to wear trousers.A UK secondary school has scrapped skirts and opted for a "more gender-neutral" uniform for students.From September, all students at Tiverton High School will be required to wear trousers after the school implemented uniform "modifications".
As well as implementing the change to have a more gender-neutral uniform, it was also announced due to a persistent problem of girls wearing their skirts shorter than knee length.Sammy Crook, the school's headmistress, said: "We will follow other secondary schools in implementing a more gender-neutral uniform policy.
"This change to uniform policy has the approval of our governors, and balances the demands placed on us in matters including standards of education, parental cost, inclusivity and student health." She added that it had become “frustrating” and “time consuming” for staff to keep having to enforce the school’s skirt length policy.Parents have reacted to the news on social media, with one mother writing: "Ultimately this rule is fundamentally sexist.
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