Schoolboys wear skirts to protest against ban on shorts

Europa

June 23, 2017 3:51 PM

About 50 of the students at ISCA Academy were said to have taken part in the protest after a small group of boys came to school in girls uniform Thursday.

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Teenage boys at a school in Exeter went to school wearing skirts after they were banned from wearing shorts.

The mother of one 14-year-old told Devon Live: "My son wanted to wear shorts but was told he would be put in the isolation room for the rest of the week," the mother of one 14-year-old told Devon Live yesterday.

"The head teacher told them 'Well you can wear a skirt if you like' but I think she was being sarcastic.

"However children tend to take you literally and so five boys turned up in skirts today – and because she told them it was ok there was nothing she could do as long as they are school skirts."

One of the five boys reportedly got in trouble because his dress was too short.

Another boy, Josh Baxter, told reporters he'd been told to change back to trousers as he "had hairy legs."

Mother Claire Reeves told Devon Live: "[The school] have told me that if I send my son to school in shorts then he will be sent to the isolation room all day and if I keep him off school then it'll be an unauthorised absence.

"The girls are allowed to wear skirts all year round so I think it's completely unfair that the boys can't wear shorts.

The school has since indicated that it would consider changing its uniform policy in future.

The headteacher Aimee Mitchell said: "We recognise that the last few days have been exceptionally hot and we are doing our utmost to enable both students and staff to remain as comfortable as possible."

"Shorts are not currently part of our uniform for boys and I would not want to make any changes without consulting both students and their families.

"However, with hotter weather becoming more normal, I would be happy to consider a change for the future."

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