Just as it's not winter until you 've seen a news story about a crap Christmas shopping park called something like 'Magical Winterland', so it's not summer until you have seen one about a boy going to school in a skirt as a protest against not being allowed to wear shorts.
That story has now appeared and it's in the Shropshire Star too - albeit behind what looks likely to turn into a paywall soon.
So well done to Oliver Heaton, whose mother told the Star:
"Several of his mates were given detention because they turned up on Wednesday in shorts but Oliver said it was unfair as the girls can wear either skirts or trousers.
"So, on Thursday he decided to go into school wearing a skirt he borrowed from a friend ...
"I know he is a bit of a character and very strong-headed but I am very proud of Oliver for making a stand."
And well done to the headteacher for a reasonable response:
"Our uniform policy is always reviewed through the proper channels and we are currently looking to add tailored shorts for secondary boys and girls in the summer term.
"We are doing this following some very eloquent and informed letters from students."
The summer season is when the press gives us easy stories when there are more difficult ones in the background. Pretty girls receiving exam results versus the reality of catchup tutoring post-Covid. Whatever happened to the low spec, short life span laptop PCs purchased for low income families? Presumably, most of them expired or were cannibalised for spares. Has government funded councils to address increased school absenteeism?
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised this doesn't fall foul of the new "you can't change your gender ok" guidelines.
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