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1 | | A head teacher has been accused of | | 3 | | Mr Brian Gardiner, head of the |
| | discrimination because he has refused | | | | school said: “If the girls want to stay |
| | to allow girl pupils to wear trousers. A | | | | warm they can wear tights. Skirts look |
| | group of fifth-formers was sent home for | | | | better on girls. A lot of the girls who wear |
| | breaking the ..skirts-only’ rule for girls at | | | | trousers do not look tidy. Trousers can |
| | Cleeve School in Gloucestershire. | | | | be part of the uniform, but only for boys. |
2 | | One of the protesters, Kerrie George, | | 4 | | Our uniform is quite clearly defined - |
| | 15, said: “At this time of year the | | | | I don’t think we would allow boys to wear |
| | weather is freezing. Skirts don’t offer | | | | skirts. If parents want their daughters to |
| | much protection. All we want is to be | | | | wear trousers they should send them |
| | allowed black trousers during the winter | | | | elsewhere.” |
| | months. We’re not against school | | | | |
| | uniforms, we just want to be treated the | | | | ‘The Weekly Telegraph’ |
| | same as boys.” | | |