Institution prohibits children from wearing shorts

A school institution in Norfolk, England, took a measure that ended up becoming controversial. This decision deals with the new dress rules for the summer. According to the local press, the school has banned all students from wearing shorts during term time. Thus, male and female students will be able to wear long pants or skirts, which revolted the country of children.

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According to Express UK, it all started as soon as parents claimed a change in the dress code at Wymondham High Academy, which has more than 1,700 students. For them, it would be important to have flexibility in the students' clothing, since they would have to wear long pants in high temperatures.

Faced with complaints, Jonathan Rockey, director of the institution, announced new measures: “All students will have the option of wearing a gray school skirt or gray school pants (existing style),” he said. he

''This designation of a gender-neutral dress code is nothing more than ensuring that clothing choices are the same regardless of gender. […] Changing everything in our uniform at once, especially with current financial concerns, would not be wise, so we may make changes over time. We will, starting in September, have a neutral dress code, something we are very proud of,'' Rockey said.

The norm will go into effect next semester, which left many responsible infuriated. A parent responsible for a student, who asked not to be identified, classified the new law as ''insane'' when it was asked by Express UK .”The school appears to be deaf to parents who clearly express their concerns,” narrated the relative.

‘’It would be gender-neutral to offer boys and girls a choice of skirt or shorts. […] The skirt is a garment associated with girls’’. In the same way, another father defended that “although it is absolutely acceptable for a boy to wear a skirt, many boys and girls can feel uncomfortable”, in an interview with The Sun, the tabloid British.

Aside from this implementation, the dress code was changed at another point. From the month of September, according to the DailyMail, the girls at the institution will be forced to wear ties to attend school, just like the boys.

Due to the great controversy that was created, the dean said that the school has not yet ruled out the chance to carry out a new update again. He said that: “Like any consultation, there will be different views and academia and governors always consider them. We take all comments seriously.”

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