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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

'Where's the equality for boys...' anger as students sent home for wearing PE kits during 30-degree heatwave

Boys attending a secondary school in south Manchester were left fuming after being sent home for arriving in PE kit due to the extremely warm weather.

A number of male students at Barlow RC High School in Didsbury claim they felt like they were 'suffocating' after being forced to wear black trousers during the heatwave last week.

Finley Kelly, 15, from Burnage said he and a group of other boys decided to attend school in their PE shorts and tops so they'd feel cooler - as girls attending the school had already been given permission to wear skirts without tights.

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