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Abbie Wightwick & Steven Rae

Boys wear skirts to school in protest of no shorts rules during heatwave

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.

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