Schools banning skirts

[Sinned]

There have been a few instances in the past couple of years of secondary schools banning skirts because the girls were wearing them too short. This is nothing new as I remember this happening when I was in my teens. Now a primary school is banning girls as young as 9 from wearing skirts for the same reason. It is said that the girls are copying celebrities such as Rihanna or Katy Perry so I suppose that it's the girls own fault. But if this trend continues then the young women of this country will be brainwashed into wearing trousers only. I don't know what the answer is to this but it is worrying.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/ed ... kirts.html

[Jack Williams]

Hmmm.. my street here is one of schools. Kelston girls' high school have skirts as part of the uniform. They have a choice of three lengths: ankle, mid and quite short. At this time of year (winter) it's the long ones they're mostly in. Surely it's up to the school to correct the pupils as to the standard of the uniform. The offending child could be sent home to change surely.

[Brad]

A catholic middle school in my community switched to skorts last year. The reasoning is that there are too many sick perverts out there stalking schoolgirls and the skorts would help prevent possible sexual assault. Younger girls are not sophisticated enough to know when they are being stalked or hit on, and the possible tragic consequences. Most parents agreed that this was a good move.

Which brings up a tangential point about skorts- If skorts are not skirts, what would happen if boys wore them too? They are just shorts tailored to look like a skirt. Maybe skorts can be used as a jumping off point for boys to transition to skirts.

[crfriend]

If skorts are not skirts, what would happen if boys wore them too? They are just shorts tailored to look like a skirt. Maybe skorts can be used as a jumping off point for boys to transition to skirts.

Nay, "skorts" are shorts, and make no bones about it. It's time to make the jump and get rid of the inseam altogether.

Seriously, why bother with retaining an inseam and adding an outer layer that's only there to distract? Where's the logic?

Now, on the notion of banning skirts altogether for fear of paedophiles (which are vanishingly rare in practise, although every male is suspected, automatically, of being one -- which stinks for many reasons): I regard that as the worst form of pandering to the news media who's main responsibility is selling advertising. Is it a problem? Yes. Is it the sort of problem it's made out to be? No. It's not even close. You stand a vastly better chance of getting hit by a distracted driver than your child does of getting molested by a stranger.

[Grok]

A catholic middle school in my community switched to skorts last year. The reasoning is that there are too many sick perverts out there stalking schoolgirls and the skorts would help prevent possible sexual assault. Younger girls are not sophisticated enough to know when they are being stalked or hit on, and the possible tragic consequences. Most parents agreed that this was a good move.

Which brings up a tangential point about skorts- If skorts are not skirts, what would happen if boys wore them too? They are just shorts tailored to look like a skirt. Maybe skorts can be used as a jumping off point for boys to transition to skirts.

Well, it might help people get used to a skirt-like silhouette on boys.

[Jack Williams]

I guess so, and the younger Primary school here has them as an option,(on the girls though!) but to me skorts are a fashion crime sort of like socks with sandals..
At the same time, a lot of younger males around here wear such baggy shorts, that one has to double-take to be sure it aint a skirt they are wearing. Skorts is what they are. But methinks they'd be outraged at the suggestion!

[BobM]

... I suppose that it's the girls own fault. But if this trend continues then the young women of this country will be brainwashed into wearing trousers only. I don't know what the answer is to this but it is worrying.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/ed ... kirts.html

It is partly the girls own fault, but most of the problem lies with the school authorities unwillingness or inability to maintain order. Kids are not in charge in schools. If the teachers and administrators have neither the ability nor the authority to say what goes and what doesn't then they are merely the tallest people there, not the authority figures they must be.

[PatJ]

Kids are not in charge in schools. If the teachers and administrators have neither the ability nor the authority to say what goes and what doesn't then they are merely the tallest people there, not the authority figures they must be.

It very well may be that the kids are in charge!

What can the teachers do? They dare not touch a child - hit a child - physically move a child - yell at a child - berate a child - or even fail a child if they do not study and learn or they face removal from their teaching position. Administrators have it no better. It is almost at the point where every square inch of the school needs to be under surveillance cameras that record every action of every student to protect the teachers from false accusations. ("My child would never do that" - "Well here is the video of your child doing exactly that!")

The education system is very messed up and steps must be taken to correct the power that the kids have over teachers and administrators or it will collapse completely.

[Sinned]

Having said that the propensity to "roll up the skirt at the waistband" has been going on as long as I can remember so that must be nearly 50 years! Certainly my daughter did it even though we couldn't really stop her then and the authorities are taking the only step to stop it now - ban all skirts. It's a shame really.