School did not discriminate against student by forcing her to wear a skirt, Queensland tribunal finds

Student’s initial complaint said she had suffered negative psychological effects from ‘negative gender stereotypes and gendered power relations’ but this was not raised at the QCAT hearing. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

A Queensland school did not discriminate against a female student by forcing her to wear a skirt on formal occasions, a tribunal has found.

The student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made the complaint to the state’s Human Rights Commissioner, arguing she suffered discrimination by the new uniform policy which requires female students between years 7 and 12 to wear a skirt on formal occasions including outings, ceremonies, events and photographs.