How poor are these parents that can’t afford to buy a skirt.
Voodoopulse on
We need to be doing the opposite and considering summer uniform for boys and male members of staff.
MoffTanner on
*removes unnecessary distinctions*
Only school management could try and use this phrase with a straight face.
Sounds like the school has issues with roaming eyes/hands and this is how they fix it.
circleribbey on
Why is an update to a schools uniform rules newsworthy?
ThrowawayGreekGod on
To be fair on this one, I live near a secondary school — and for some individuals; the skirts may as well be considered belts.
If I’m walking by at around 1500, I have to almost stare into the sky to avoid seeing anything “unwanted”. I can’t imagine how rough it must be for the teachers (the decent ones, not the you-know-who ones).
I’m all for expression & exploration — but girls, yikes 🤣
When I was that age, I had classmates pulling the “You’re only paying attention to me because you want to look”, card every time they got told off for being a prat (they did this to EVERY teacher)… and she was dressed like a nun compared to some of the girls I see leaving the local school.
kbm79 on
Rage bait headline.-typical of a Reach news website – sounds like its a good example of democracy in action.
>In arriving at this decision the review has taken into account feedback from pupils and an all-female school focus group
Tricky-Canary2715 on
The same thing happened at my kids school.
It was the last resort for the management, after years of telling the girls to stop rolling up their skirts to indecent lengths. We can’t scream about personal choice and poverty,when in the next breath, demand schools protect our kids from predators.
I remember girls petitioning for the right to wear trousers. Now they don’t want to.
You couldn’t pay me enough to work in education.
International-Ad5705 on
My kids were at school 20 years ago, and this was the rule then. We also were allowed to buy supermarket uniform apart from blazer and clip on tie, which were pretty cheap. The uniform was as uncustomisable and as unisex as possible. Seems like common sense to me.
FloydEGag on
To think that when I was at school in the 90s trousers were banned for girls!
kahnindustries on
My child goes to this school
The uniform policy is very open ended with free compliant uniforms available to those that struggle to afford them
The logo’d uniforms are made by a non-profit and are cheaper than buying unbranded polo shirts from amazon.
Uniforms are an important disciplinary tool. Non-uniform schools perform far worse.
The skirt thing is also something that should be implemented country wide. They are supposed to be wearing knee length skirts, they roll them up until they are not even butt cheek length skirts. Its disgusting. And I am sure the same happens in every secondary school in the country
Majestic-Pea1982 on
Our secondary school did this when I was there 20 years ago. How is this news?
Thredded on
Rightly or wrongly this is super common and not at all new. My daughter’s school (in England) had the same rule in place years before she started, she’s year 11 now.
pikantnasuka on
Stupid. Let boys and girls choose trousers or skirts as they please.
Right-Ad-3834 on
In my days skirts were compulsory in school and trousers were a no-no for girls. Seems like much-a-do-about-nothing. I wonder what the real reason is. Could they revert back in the next season? Only time will tell.
casiothree on
The skirts really put girls between a rock and a hard place. From what I remember you had two options: wear it at knee length like the school wants you to and get bullied, roll it up a bit and get detention.
Less-Preparation-211 on
It’s refreshing to see a school actually listening to its students on this. The focus on practicality over outdated tradition makes perfect sense. Honestly, the manufactured outrage over it is the most boring part.
anonnymouse2025 on
Time to just move to a Trousers in winter, shorts/pe kit in summer for all genders.
TroublesomeFox on
I don’t see why this is such a big issue, there’s no biological reason that girls specifically need to wear skirts.
Better idea would be pants and shorts as an option for everyone.
SarcasticallyCandour on
“The change is now set to begin in September of 2026, following a review and feedback from pupils as well as an all-female school focus group”
An all female focus group? Aren’t schools and other education sectors already run by majority female staff, by default?
Lukeno94 on
School uniforms need a proper overhaul and bringing out of the 19th century, but banning skirts is definitely not the way to do that.
TooMuchBrightness on
I’ve always thought secondary school children should be able to wear their PE kit in June & July especially in the SE where we’ve had 35+C some days. It’s ridiculous my son has to wear long sleeve shirts, trousers and a blazer all year round! They have to ask permission to take off their blazer or roll their sleeve up.
Hampshire-UK on
At least it will stop the teachers looking up them I suppose
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How poor are these parents that can’t afford to buy a skirt.
We need to be doing the opposite and considering summer uniform for boys and male members of staff.
*removes unnecessary distinctions*
Only school management could try and use this phrase with a straight face.
Sounds like the school has issues with roaming eyes/hands and this is how they fix it.
Why is an update to a schools uniform rules newsworthy?
To be fair on this one, I live near a secondary school — and for some individuals; the skirts may as well be considered belts.
If I’m walking by at around 1500, I have to almost stare into the sky to avoid seeing anything “unwanted”. I can’t imagine how rough it must be for the teachers (the decent ones, not the you-know-who ones).
I’m all for expression & exploration — but girls, yikes 🤣
When I was that age, I had classmates pulling the “You’re only paying attention to me because you want to look”, card every time they got told off for being a prat (they did this to EVERY teacher)… and she was dressed like a nun compared to some of the girls I see leaving the local school.
Rage bait headline.-typical of a Reach news website – sounds like its a good example of democracy in action.
>In arriving at this decision the review has taken into account feedback from pupils and an all-female school focus group
The same thing happened at my kids school.
It was the last resort for the management, after years of telling the girls to stop rolling up their skirts to indecent lengths. We can’t scream about personal choice and poverty,when in the next breath, demand schools protect our kids from predators.
I remember girls petitioning for the right to wear trousers. Now they don’t want to.
You couldn’t pay me enough to work in education.
My kids were at school 20 years ago, and this was the rule then. We also were allowed to buy supermarket uniform apart from blazer and clip on tie, which were pretty cheap. The uniform was as uncustomisable and as unisex as possible. Seems like common sense to me.
To think that when I was at school in the 90s trousers were banned for girls!
My child goes to this school
The uniform policy is very open ended with free compliant uniforms available to those that struggle to afford them
The logo’d uniforms are made by a non-profit and are cheaper than buying unbranded polo shirts from amazon.
Uniforms are an important disciplinary tool. Non-uniform schools perform far worse.
The skirt thing is also something that should be implemented country wide. They are supposed to be wearing knee length skirts, they roll them up until they are not even butt cheek length skirts. Its disgusting. And I am sure the same happens in every secondary school in the country
Our secondary school did this when I was there 20 years ago. How is this news?
Rightly or wrongly this is super common and not at all new. My daughter’s school (in England) had the same rule in place years before she started, she’s year 11 now.
Stupid. Let boys and girls choose trousers or skirts as they please.
In my days skirts were compulsory in school and trousers were a no-no for girls. Seems like much-a-do-about-nothing. I wonder what the real reason is. Could they revert back in the next season? Only time will tell.
The skirts really put girls between a rock and a hard place. From what I remember you had two options: wear it at knee length like the school wants you to and get bullied, roll it up a bit and get detention.
It’s refreshing to see a school actually listening to its students on this. The focus on practicality over outdated tradition makes perfect sense. Honestly, the manufactured outrage over it is the most boring part.
Time to just move to a Trousers in winter, shorts/pe kit in summer for all genders.
I don’t see why this is such a big issue, there’s no biological reason that girls specifically need to wear skirts.
Better idea would be pants and shorts as an option for everyone.
“The change is now set to begin in September of 2026, following a review and feedback from pupils as well as an all-female school focus group”
An all female focus group? Aren’t schools and other education sectors already run by majority female staff, by default?
School uniforms need a proper overhaul and bringing out of the 19th century, but banning skirts is definitely not the way to do that.
I’ve always thought secondary school children should be able to wear their PE kit in June & July especially in the SE where we’ve had 35+C some days. It’s ridiculous my son has to wear long sleeve shirts, trousers and a blazer all year round! They have to ask permission to take off their blazer or roll their sleeve up.
At least it will stop the teachers looking up them I suppose