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16.06.2023 - 18:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Boys are wearing skirts to school in the ongoing heatwave in protest at “no shorts” policies, which they say treat them unfairly.
Temperatures have been in the high 20s this week across the country. Male pupils at two schools said they had asked to wear shorts rather than long trousers but were told no.
But with the school rules stating that skirts or trousers are acceptable, three boys decided to use the loophole to make a point that the rule is unfair - and siad that they felt more comfortable in a skirt.
Oscar Ralph, 13, a pupil of Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales wore his sister Lottie's grey skirts on Thursday. He said no one minded what he was wearing and he was happier than in trousers, reports Wales Online.
Oscar said he was the only boy at his school in a skirt but fellow pupils and staff were supportive and he didn't get laughed at.
He said: "We have asked if we can wear shorts and it's their decision that we can't. So I borrowed my sister's skirt. There was a bit of fun and jokes about it, but nothing nasty. The teachers said nothing. It was a lot easier to work not being distracted and so hot. In trousers I was constantly sweating," he said.
Oscar's parents, Hannah and Andrew, supported his decision after discussing it with him. They said he loved school and didn’t want to cause any disruption, but his trousers were too hot to be comfortable.
“We were not sure if he would get in trouble or made fun of,” said Hannah, “Shorts are not allowed, but skirts are part of the uniform, so they can't stop him."
She said Oscar borrowed his eight year-old sister Lottie’s grey primary school uniform skirt, which was the right colour, but had to be fastened with a safety pin. He wore it with his usual
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