UK school bans shorts, says boys should wear skirts-2

The move follows a trend for
schools adopting gender-
neutral policies to help
transgender pupils feel more
welcome. Many schools now
say skirts and trousers can be worn by either gender. Under
the UK's Equality Act, schools
have a duty to protect
transgender students from
discrimination. This case came to light at the
weekend, as temperatures are
set to soar to 26C in the UK
next week. Vince-Porteous
said: "I was told shorts are
not part of the uniform. It's a shame we can't be more
grown up about it, we aren't
asking for ra-ra skirts or
skinny jeans, just grey
tailored shorts for two months
a year, it's not a big deal. "I know that in the past other
schools have worn skirts so I
asked if my son was able to
do that – and the school said
yes." Fellow parent Joanne Muday
said: "It's nuts to make the
kids wear blazers and ties
when it gets very hot."-Nzherald