Devon 第２位 school 誘発するs fury after banning skirts to create a 'more gender-中立の uniform 政策'
- A 第２位 school in Devon has banned pupils from wearing skirts next 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語
- Tiverton High School say the 支配する creates a 'more gender-中立の uniform 政策'
- Parents are angry?at the 欠如（する） of 協議 and at changes to the school day
A Devon school has 原因（となる）d 乱暴／暴力を加える by 発表するing a 完全にする 禁止（する） on pupils wearing skirts without 協議するing parents first.
Tiverton High School (THS) sent a letter to parents earlier this week, 知らせるing them they have made 'modifications' to its school uniform 政策.
The new 支配する 明言する／公表するs all pupils must wear trousers when they return in September,?予定 to a 執拗な problem of skirts 存在 worn shorter than 支配するs 許す.
現在／一般に skirts are 許すd but the new 支配するs are 存在 施行するd to create a 'more gender-中立の uniform 政策'.
Though skirts will still be able to be worn for PE.
Another major change 失望させるd parents, they were told the school day will begin 30 minutes earlier with a 8.30am start.
Tiverton High School headteacher Sammy Crook, said the school is に引き続いて others by 器具／実施するing a more 'gender-中立の uniform 政策'
Other changes 発表するd 含む making 減ずるing lunch times from 45 minutes to half an hour with two break times of half an hour each 存在 introduced.
Lessons are also 存在 made longer by 減ずるing the number each day from six to five.
In a letter, headteacher Sammy Crook said: 'We will follow other 第２位 schools in 器具／実施するing a more gender-中立の uniform 政策.
'Parents/carers will be pleased to know that the 大多数 of the uniform will remain as it is, with the exception that from September all students will be 推定する／予想するd to wear trousers.'
Regarding the school times changing, she 追加するd: 'We have liaised with Devon 郡 会議 to 確実にする that those students who travel by school bus are 融通するd.
'その上の 詳細（に述べる）s about how the school day will work for each year group will be 株d with students and parents/carers over the coming weeks in 準備 for September 2022.'
の中で the parents angry about a 欠如（する） of 協議 over the changes is Stephen Moakes.
Tiverton High School (pictured) also 発表するd the school day would begin 30 minutes earlier at 8:30am, without 協議するing the parents
He said: 'As a parent, I have 関心s about the 提案するd changes THS are making for September 2022. These have been made without any 協議 with the pupils or parents and are 簡単に 存在 課すd.
'While I 受託する an element of 支配するs and 政策s need to be made, I feel that as a school that encourages its pupils to be engaged and have a 発言する／表明する this seems to be a 完全にする 欠如（する） of 僕主主義 by not 許すing the 設立するd pupil 会議s to have input on school uniform changes, start/ finish times of school day, 削減 in lunch break etc.
'平等に what about consideration for parents who have to consider morning wake up, breakfast and 減少（する） off 決まりきった仕事s かもしれない 含むing siblings at other schools. Certainly those travelling 重要な distances on school buses will be most 影響する／感情d.
'The school day hasn't 現実に been lengthened as per 政府 指導／手引, but 単に an earlier start and finish time. I just feel these changes have not been thought through and the children 特に have not had an 適切な時期 for their 見解（をとる）s to be heard.'
The school has explained the 推論する／理由s why it has not 協議するd on the changes.
Mrs Crook told Devon Live:?'We never take 決定／判定勝ち（する）s like this lightly and go through a 詳細（に述べる）d 過程 over time ーするために come to the 権利 結論s for our students and the school; 決定／判定勝ち（する）s that 会合，会う our 合法的な 義務s, and the 基準s 推定する／予想するd in 第２位 education. This change to uniform 政策 has the 是認 of our 知事s, and balances the 需要・要求するs placed on us in 事柄s 含むing 基準s of education, parental cost, inclusivity and student health.
株 this article
'By moving to 'trousers only' we have 特に 答える／応じるd to the '傾向' for girls in the school to 乱用 the 現在の 政策 and wear 認可するd skirts shorter than they should, i n and out of school. The wearing of skirts shorter than 膝 length, which is our 現在の 政策, has attracted many （民事の）告訴s from the public and from 訪問者s to the school.
'It has proven time 消費するing and 失望させるing for staff to 施行する in-school and is beyond our 支配（する）／統制する out of school. We wrote to parents in November about our 関心s and 期待s around skirts, and in January we held a 一連の 議会s with all year groups about skirts, advising them that unless the uniform 政策 was 適切に 観察するd we would move to an all trousers 政策.
'Our 現在の 政策 has 許すd girls to wear trousers, which many do already, and boys have been able to wear skirts if they want to. Trousers also standardise how our students dress, so that we and they can 焦点（を合わせる） on what we consider to be our 最初の／主要な 客観的な: learning.
'We have not 限られた／立憲的な availability of trousers to one brand, and have made suggestions that give parents 選択s around price and fit, and on the whole trousers should 証明する a cheaper 選択 than skirts. Our Year 10s are also working on a 事業／計画（する） to source その上の 選択s that 打ち勝つ personal 需要・要求するs for 着せる／賦与するing that's sustainably and 公正に／かなり sourced.
'It is in our 存在するing 政策 that shorts can be worn in the summer 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 and this will not change, and there is no change to our 政策 around sports skirts. We will consider and 答える／応じる to individual circumstances, as we have always done, where there is 医療の or other need.'
Regarding the school day タイミング change, Mrs Crook said: 'We are making the changes to the 時刻表／予定表 圧倒的に in the 利益／興味s of students' learning, 提携させるing our 申し込む／申し出 with the 最近の 政府 white paper. The changes are also a 肯定的な step in supporting the safety of students during the winter, and 供給するing 接近 to extra-curricular 適切な時期s.
'Changes su ch as this are not something we need to 協議する with parents on, but we have been mindful of the changes and how they may 影響する／感情 parents and have 協議するd with 地元の 輸送（する） providers. For parents who have 問題／発行するs around the new 時刻表／予定表 that 証明する difficult to 解決する, we will 供給する as much support as we can.'
Most watched News ビデオs
- Horrifying moment 年輩の woman is knocked out by brawling men
- Terrifying moment large hammerhead shark spotted 近づく Spanish shore
- Suella Braverman embraces TikTok for General 選挙 （選挙などの）運動をする
- Hooded man tries to enter BBC actress' car at London traffic lights
- 選挙運動者 激突するs police ramming cow as 'worst' 事例／患者 of animal cruelty
- Euros fan 'sent to stay in an abandoned dungeon' by 調書をとる／予約するing.com
- Boris: 労働 winning bigger than Thatcher & Blair is 悲惨な
- New （映画の）フィート数 現れるs of terrified calf 存在 rammed by police car
- Biden asks Italian 総理大臣 about 圧力（をかける） photographers
- Wes Streeting dodges 会議 税金 rise question of Starmer 政府
- 'Is my mother alive?': Noa Argamani's first words after 存在 救助（する）d
- 目撃者s 解任する moment police 残酷に rammed cow in street
