Parents have become embroiled in a row with a high school in Trafford over a new uniform policy which has been branded 'sexist' and 'unhygienic.'
Students at Ashton on Mersey Academy, which is part of the Dean Trust, have been told they must wear 'plain black tights' whenever they wear a skirt - a decision which has been blasted by scores of parents.
Some students have claimed they were told the rule had been introduced to stop 'girls being sexualised' at school. Concerns have also been raised that the uniform policy could be "unhygienic" - particularly during warm weather.
