A school in Britain that is concerned about falling standards of uniform has banned girls from wearing skirts as they are deemed as "inappropriate attire"
A school in Britain that is concerned about falling standards of uniform has banned girls from wearing skirts as they are deemed as "inappropriate attire"
Northgate High School in Ipswich, which is the third school in the Suffolk town to introduce such a ban, has removed skirts from its approved uniform list to stop students coming to lessons in "inappropriate attire".
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The move comes after Northgate's headteacher David Hutton said that in recent years the ever-rising hemlines of some girls had led to staff sending students home to change.
"At Northgate we expect pupils to be well behaved, to work hard and comply with our rules and expectations," the Daily Mail quoted Hutton as saying.
"In return they receive a good education in a positive learning environment, which results in the vast majority achieving qualifications and acquiring skills and attributes that enhance their future opportunities.
"With regard to uniform, unfortunately despite contacting specific parents, sending some girls home to change, requiring others to wear a school-owned skirt for the day and repeatedly asking others to 'unroll' their skirts at the waist we still had some girls coming to school in inappropriate skirts.
"I have therefore introduced a trousers-only policy, which will enable my staff to focus their time and effort on providing pupils with the best education possible.
"We are not the first local school to come to the conclusion that all pupils should wear trousers.
"Kesgrave and St Albans High Schools already have a trousers-only policy, and discussions with staff at both institutions confirm that the change has made a huge difference for the better," he added.
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