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School bans boys from wearing shorts – saying they can wear SKIRTS insteadA SCHOOL has banned boys from wearing shorts, telling parents they can wear skirts instead. By Daniel Khalili-Tari

12:31, Mon, Jun 4, 2018 | UPDATED: 12:42, Mon, Jun 4, 2018 Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Comments

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Chiltern Edge Secondary School in Oxfordshire introduced its new uniform policy at the start of the academic year in attempt to make the school’s uniform “more formal”.

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Chiefs agreed the only leg wear permitted onsite would be trousers or skirts.  

And the school has stuck to their guns during the hot weather, by refusing to allow boys to wear shorts, even if they are tailored.

But as schools follow more gender-neutral policies, bosses said boys could wear skirts instead, according to father Alistair Vince-Porteous.

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He 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.”

Many schools have recently announced skirts and trousers can be worn by both boys and girls. The move is part of a wider trend in adopting gender-neutral policies to help transgender pupils

feel more at ease. Under the Equality Act 2010, schools have a duty to safeguard the discrimination of transgender students.  

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Chiltern Edge Secondary School’s revised approach to uniform was implemented as part of a drive to increase standards after it was placed in special measures and given an ‘inadequate’ rating

by Ofsted in April last year. 

The school has since improved and will join the Maiden Erlegh Trust and become an academy.

Headteacher Moira Green said: “In September 2017, with the support of parents, Chiltern Edge made the decision to move to a more formal uniform. This has been a success. Maiden Erlegh Trust,

in preparation for September 2018, wholeheartedly support Chiltern Edge’s adoption of a more formal uniform.”